The Ship Inn

The Ship Inn is a public house located on Temple Street in Keynsham. It dates from the late 17th century and has some minor alterations and additions from the early 19th century. The building features colourwashed lined-out render with stone dressings, coursed rubble at the rear, and ashlar copings. The main range has a gabled pantile roof, while the side wings have single-Roman tile roofs and gable end rendered stacks.

The plan is double-depth with a two-room layout, including lower extensions to the north and south, and a mid-19th century extension at right angles to the main range. The exterior is two-storey with a three-window range. The front facing the road has a door that is slightly off-centre to the right, with coped gable ends. The ground floor includes three-light chamfered mullion windows with dripstones and casements, and a single-light casement to the left of the door. The first floor features three similar two-light mullions, and there are two additional three-light mullions on the parapeted north wing.

A recessed doorway has an edge-moulded architrave and a flat stone hood supported by brackets, leading to a panelled door. The left-hand wing is windowless but has a doorway on the right side. An inn sign is displayed on a wrought-iron bracket to the left at first-floor level, and there is a footscraper to the right of the door. No notable features were recorded inside the original room layout.