Spice Island Inn

The Spice Island Inn comprises two public houses, now combined into one, dating from the early 19th century, with extensive alterations carried out in 1991. The building is constructed of grey header bricks with red brick dressings and a stuccoed ground floor, topped by a plain tile mansard roof. It is three storeys and has an attic.

The original building, formerly "The Lone Yachtsman," consists of three bays by five bays, linked by a three-bay section built in 1991 to replace an earlier infill and connect to the former "Coal Exchange" public house, which is one bay by four bays.

The Broad Street elevation of the former "Lone Yachtsman" features a late 20th-century central entrance flanked by 20th-century windows. Pilasters mark the corners and delineate the bays, topped by a frieze and cornice. Mosaic tiles on the fascia display the original inscription "Brickwoods Brilliant Ales.” The first floor has two sash windows, and the second floor has three 12-pane sash windows, each set beneath a flat brick gauged arch. A blind central window on the first floor is covered by a sign reading "The Union Tavern.” A brick dentil band with a moulded stone capping sits above the second-floor windows, surmounted by a stone-coped parapet. Two flat-roofed dormer windows have four-pane sashes. A 20th-century extension is located on the left side.

The right return elevation, facing Bath Square, is similar with five bays and a ground-floor mosaic tile fascia inscribed "Brickwoods Brilliant Ales and Stout. Wines and Spirits." Three dormers are present. To the right is a three-bay stuccoed infill built in 1991, replacing a 1962 infill. Further to the right stands the early 19th-century “Coal Exchange” public house, much altered. It has a large 20th-century window on the first floor, and the second floor features a 20th-century casement window within the original surround. A coped parapet sits above. The return of this section onto Bath Square has late 19th-century windows to the left and right, a fascia, and a moulded cornice. The first floor is partially painted black and includes a 20th-century door, a window, a narrow 20th-century balcony with railings, and a large 20th-century window with brick infill below the sill. Four 20th-century casement windows are set in original openings, with flat gauged brick arches over the second-floor windows. A coped parapet and two dormers are present. A 20th-century lantern is attached to the corner.

Inside the north wall of the former “Coal Exchange” public house reveals 18th-century timber framing with brick infill.