Former Lamb and Flag Coffee Tavern

The former Lamb and Flag Coffee Tavern, now used as commercial premises and residential accommodation, was built between 1879 and 1880 by James Hicks. It is constructed of coursed rubble killas stone with granite and Bath stone dressings, and covered by a slate roof.

The building is designed in a Gothic style, extending over two storeys and a basement. The main, east-facing elevation is three bays wide, symmetrical except for a projecting tower at the north-east corner. The facade is characterised by moulded impost and sill bands, and a central, gabled bay which slightly breaks forward. The ground-floor entrance has a glazed transom and margin-lights above modern double doors, flanked by colonettes and an arched head with roll mouldings. The extrados of the arch is inscribed "OPENED BY LADY JANE VIVIAN MAY 13 1880”. Foundation stones to the plinth on either side of the entrance are dated December 2, 1879. Above the entrance is an ogee arch flanked by carved stone panels bearing the raised, ivy-interlaced letters “COFFEE” and “TAVERN,” with a carved stone lamb holding a flagstaff positioned between them. Modern fixed-pane windows flank the entrance on the ground floor; the basement incorporates two-light windows. The first floor has three casement windows with arched heads, divided by colonettes, framing a larger, central three-light window with a multifoil head within a two-centred arch. The gable features flanking pinnacles and an apex finial.

The north-east corner is chamfered, with steps leading to a modern doorway set within a two-centred arch featuring a central cinquefoil and spandrels bearing the carved letters "T" and "H" (for Temperance Hall) interwoven with ivy. A corbelled oriel window, with windows similar to those on the front elevation, is placed on the first floor, topped by a flat, conical roof. The north elevation has a mullion and transom window at first floor level, with paired arch-heads, and a further paired window to the basement. The west side of the building directly abuts the Buttermarket, while the south elevation is blind.

The interior has been altered.