11 And 12, Abbey Church Yard

11 and 12 Abbey Church Yard are two houses and shops, originally three houses, built in the early to mid 18th century and later altered in the 19th century. They are constructed from Bath limestone, which is now rendered and painted, and feature Welsh slate roofs. The buildings have a single depth plan and are back-to-back with the house in Cheap Street (Nos 17 and 18).

The exterior consists of three storeys with attics and cellars. No. 11 has three windows, while No. 12 has four windows, with No. 11 also featuring an additional window and a blind recess on its return. All windows are twelve-pane sashes typical of the late 18th century, set in raised architrave surrounds that suggest a pre-1750 construction date. The mansard roof is adorned with three flat-topped dormers, each with twelve panes. The ashlar stacks have weathering and pots.

On the ground floor, there is a mid-19th century shopfront with an overall arcade that was originally five bays but was extended to eight in 1881. This eight-bay Ionic arcade includes relief-decorated spandrels and a continuous modillion cornice at the first-floor sill level.

The interiors have not been inspected. Historically, this group of houses is prominently positioned and retains traces of pre-John Wood elevational treatment. The irregularity of the facades indicates an earlier 18th-century date, with the three bays of the left-hand house contrasting with the more widely spaced bays to the right, which may have originally been a pair of two-bay houses. The High Victorian shopfront is particularly notable.