Royal Exchange

The Royal Exchange is a public house located on Mealcheapen Street in Worcester, built around 1890 with later alterations. It features a stucco exterior over brick, with glazed tiles on the ground floor and a hipped slate roof that has a rounded angle.

The building stands four storeys high and has three first-floor windows, with a curved angle on the plan. The stucco detailing includes horizontal rustication on the first floor, while the second and third floors are scored to imitate ashlar. There are pilaster strips extending from the first floor to the full height at the left end and between the second and third windows. All floors have 6/1 horned sash windows, with the windows at the angle being curved. The first-floor windows primarily feature etched glass in the lower lights, all set in plain reveals with eared surrounds and feet. The first-floor windows have canted sills, while the others feature continuous moulded sill bands. The first floor also has pulvinated friezes and a cornice, while the second floor has a raised segment at the centre.

On the ground floor, the entrance at the angle consists of a part-glazed door with a cambered overlight adorned with stained glass. There is another entrance to the left, which is a six-panel door. The ground floor includes a plinth, shaped sills, and three wide plate-glass windows, some of which retain glass etched with 'Mitchell & Butler'. These windows have stained glass in their cambered overlights and bulbous pilaster strips between them, with scrolled keystones above. A tiled frieze runs continuously around the front and returns, reading: 'MITCHELLS & BUTLERS. WINES & SPIRITS ROYAL EXCHANGE / MITCHELLS & BUTLERS GOLD MEDAL ALES AND STOUTS.' The right return features similar fenestration, with three first-floor windows and four ground-floor windows, along with another panelled door.

Inside, the original hallway has a quarry tile floor, although internal walls have been removed. The interior features moulded cornices and a marble fireplace on the right.

Historically, the Royal Exchange has a similar ground-floor frontage to the Eagle Vaults Public House at No.2 Friar Street. It is considered an externally fine example of public house architecture, prominently situated.