The Ship Inn

The Ship Inn is a public house that includes Nos. 104-108 Peach Street and Nos. 2 and 4 Wiltshire Road. It dates from the early 18th century and 19th century, with alterations made in the late 20th century, and features an early 16th-century wing facing Wiltshire Road. The building is part timber framed with painted brick infill and part brick, topped with hipped and gabled roofs made of irregular old tiles.

The structure has three framed bays in the wing and small irregular extensions on the north side, some of which have thin framing. It is one and two storeys high. The main section has a very large flank chimney on the right with three truncated diamond shafts on a rectangular base, a tall chimney on the front lower roof slope, and another on the left, both with offset heads and tall clay pots.

The south front of the main part features a black rendered plinth, a brick string course, and raised eaves. It has sash windows with glazing bars, including tripartite windows on both floors on the left side and a single window on the right side on the first floor. There is a corner window at the angle return on the ground floor on the right with plain fixed lights. The entrance lobby is located left of centre and has a pair of glazed and panelled doors. To the left of this, the former one-storey stables now has two segmental-headed sash windows with glazing bars.

The east front, which includes Nos. 2 and 4 Wiltshire Road, is two storeys high and features exposed timber framing underbuilt in brick. The right-hand return gable is made of 20th-century brick. It has irregular 19th-century casements, a plain central door, and an early 20th-century door with a three-light casement at the angle with the main part.

Inside the early 16th-century part, the frame is exposed and features jowled posts, large curved braces, and a redundant crown post roof with clasped purlins. This building occupies an important corner site and, together with the adjacent Church of All Saints, forms a significant entry point to the town from the east.