Holywell Music Room

The Holywell Music Room, located at No. 34 Holywell Street, is a Grade II* listed building that began construction in 1742, designed by Reverend Dr. Thomas Camplin, Vice Principal of St Edmund Hall and Archdeacon of Taunton. It was opened in 1748 at a cost of £1,263. The building is a single-storey structure made of rubble, measuring 65 feet long, 32 feet wide, and 30 feet high, featuring an apse-like north end and a Welsh slate roof.

The south front is finished in stuccoed brick and set back about 38 feet from the street. It has a projecting rectangular ground floor with two semi-circular arched windows, a stone band, and a moulded cornice. The first floor contains three 18th-century sash windows set within a moulded pediment, which includes a blind circular lunette. On the east side, there are three semi-circular arched windows.

Historically, the Holywell Music Room is likely one of the earliest buildings in Europe specifically constructed for musical performances. The building is part of a group of listed structures on the north side of Holywell Street.