9-12, Meeting House Lane

The buildings at 9-12 Meeting House Lane are a group of houses, now used as shops and flats, dating to the late 18th or early 19th century. They are constructed of stucco, scored to resemble ashlar. The slate roof of the buildings is mostly visible, except for No.9 where it is hidden by a narrow alleyway. The roof of No.12 is hipped.

Each building originally had three storeys, although No.12 is taller than the others, with one window each. The shop fronts are 20th century replacements. All the windows are flat-arched and feature sashes of an early 19th century design; the first-floor windows of Nos. 10 and 11 have 6 x 6 panes. No.12 has a corner entrance and a full-height bay to the left. The ground floor section of the bay is segmental, and it dates to the late 20th century. Above this is a canted section with tripartite windows. There are guttered eaves to all the buildings. Metal sign brackets are present on the first floor of Nos. 9 and 11. The buildings incorporate stacks within the party walls separating Nos. 9 and 10, and Nos. 11 and 12. The interiors have not been inspected.

The buildings are an important element of a larger group, including Nos. 1-8, 22-32, 36-41, and 43-53 Meeting House Lane, forming the heart of the Old Town area known as The Lanes.