Shops Nos 9 To 17 (Consec)

Shops Nos 9 to 17 form a row of shops built around 1774, altered in the late 19th century and restored in 1975, by Robert Adam for William Johnstone Pulteney. They are superimposed on Pulteney Bridge and are separately listed. The shops are constructed of limestone ashlar with Welsh slate roofs.

The street elevation is similar to, but markedly different from, that recorded by Thomas Malton in 1788. The design was unbalanced in 1895 when the western pavilion was moved towards the east to accommodate the construction of Grand Parade. The end and central bays are set slightly forward, and the facade’s disposition largely mirrors the downstream elevation.

The ground floor features tripartite windows in arched recesses in either pavilion. The central bay (number 14) has a large Doric Venetian window set into an arched recess, which breaks the pediment above. To the left of the Venetian window is a door, and to the right a six/six sash window with a panelled apron and panels above. Blind roundels sit above the cornice, and a chimney takes the form of an acroterion on the pediment, closely replicating Adam's original design. The timber shopfronts have thin mullions and arched lights, largely restored in 1975, using the 1880s shopfront of Duck, Son and Pinker at Nos 1 and 2 as a model. First floor windows also date from this restoration. Three windows flank the central feature, with a three/six sash window in each. The pavilions have a cornice, a rectangular attic window topped by a pediment, and domed lead roofs. The main ranges have a cornice, a parapet, and a roof mostly hidden from the street, with low ashlar stacks. A shop window with a panelled band over and a pediment is visible on the return elevation of No.9, and No.17 has a similar tripartite window to the ground floor. Doric porticos, which fronted the pavilions in Thomas Malton's 1788 drawing, are no longer present. Adam’s original designs are preserved in the Soane Museum. The interiors have not been inspected. The site is a Scheduled Ancient Monument.