7-11, QUIET STREET (See details for further address information)

Nos. 7–11 Quiet Street, a Grade II* listed building, is a terrace of commercial premises built in 1824–25 by architect H.E. Goodridge. The building is constructed in limestone ashlar with a slate roof and occupies a deep rectangular plan.

The street front presents a boldly Neoclassical composition in three parts. The original Auction Market and Bazaar occupies the centre, with plainer three-bay wings flanking either side. The entire composition rises three storeys above ground-floor shops. The shopfronts and upper windows have been modified in the 20th century, but the original character survives in sash windows with twelve-pane upper lights above deeper fifteen-pane lights set in sunk surrounds, with straight cornice hoods carried on scroll consoles. Two recessed doors in channelled piers open to the centre section between Nos. 7 and 8A. Nos. 10 and 11 on the other side retain similar sashes with twelve-pane upper lights and deeper plain sashes below; No. 10 has a 20th-century shopfront, while No. 11 features a small-scale multi-pane display front set between pilasters.

The end wings each feature a first-floor sill band and moulded cornice with blocking course and parapet. The central pavilion, No. 9, projects slightly forward of the wings. Its principal feature is a large four:twelve:four-pane sash window set between pilasters, surmounted by a wide decorative fanlight with an archivolt above an entablature. The window originally lit the exhibition hall. On either side are semicircular niches containing small statues signed "LUCIUS GAHAGAN/SCULPTOR BATH", representing Commerce and Genius. The level is set upon a podium with sunk fielded panels beneath the niches and turned balusters below the window lights.

The ground floor, now occupied by the Royal Bank of Scotland, features glazed doors, sidelights, and transom lights within a wide central bay flanked by two openings blocked with ashlar. Four channelled pilasters with vermiculated capitals support a simple entablature, the ends stopped to capitals bearing guttae. Above the main cornice, horseshoe swags frame the central fanlight, and the cornice steps back to accommodate a further statue, with plain attics flanking either side.

The upper floor, now used as the Indian Eye restaurant, retains much of its original configuration. This space is top-lit with saucer domes executed in a manner influenced by the work of John Nash.

The building opened in February 1825 as a novel form of public building characteristic of the Regency period, combining commercial and public areas in a single structure, comparable to the Exeter Change in London. It was constructed during the widening of Quiet Street in 1824–25 on the site of earlier gardens (shown on a 1750 map) and occupies most of the south side of the street. The front elevation is derived from the Choragic Monument of Thrasyllus, one of the key monuments of classical Athens. The building originally comprised a complex of shops below a large exhibition space above, which could be adapted for use as a bazaar. It was subsequently used as a Methodist church for a period. The building is richly embellished with allegorical sculpture by Lucius Gahagan (died 1866). Goodridge was a specialist in designing retail developments, as exemplified by The Corridor. The building is considered one of the best survivals of prestigious retail architecture in Bath and ranks among the finest Neoclassical compositions in the city. Both the façade and the upper interior are of particular importance.