10 and 11, Stall Street

The buildings at 10 and 11 Stall Street are shops with living accommodation above, dating to approximately 1805. Later alterations occurred in the 20th century, and they may represent the refronting of an earlier building, possibly from the 17th century. The construction is limestone ashlar with a Welsh slate roof visible to the rear of number 10. The buildings are three storeys and have full attics, with a double-depth plan. The ground floor has late 20th century shopfronts. Above this, a giant Doric order spans the second and third floors, supporting a lintel band and cornice. Only half a pilaster survives to the right of number 11, indicating a continuous centrepiece for another bay to the south. The windows are eight/eight-pane sashes in plain reveals, with larger windows on the first floor; the attic windows are six/six-pane. An attic cornice string and parapet are present, with a roof gable visible behind the parapet of number 10. Number 11 features two tall stacks with decorative pots. The interiors have not been inspected. Stall Street, the main north-south street of the medieval city, was lined with houses from an early period, as shown on Gilmore’s Map of 1694. The buildings form part of a once-balanced terrace stretching from York Street to Abbeygate Street, though the original design is now difficult to appreciate due to alterations and redevelopment to the south. The widening of Stall Street was approved under the Bath Improvement Act of 1789, with designs by Thomas Baldwin; while John Palmer, the City Architect, prepared plans for setting back the frontages in Stall Street in 1797. The current design, dated 1805 and unsigned, is held within Bath Reference Library.