12, Hill Street

12 Hill Street is an early 19th-century building with an older site history, originally constructed for the wealthy clothier, William Whitaker. It is a two-storey and attic structure built of Bath stone, featuring a projecting plinth, a band at the first-floor level, and a sill string. A moulded cornice tops the parapet, which has moulded coping. The roof is covered in asbestos slate, with an off-ridge brick chimney and three dormers. The facade has a slight central break topped with a pediment. The windows are glazing bar sashes, with five on the first floor and four on the ground floor. The central door is a six-panel design with glazed upper panels, set within a stone doorcase featuring an architrave, a plain outer surround, and a cornice supported by console brackets. A panelled frieze is located between the brackets. A conical, fluted lead rainwater head is visible on the right side. The building has a rounded corner on the right, constructed of English bond brickwork, and includes a gable attic light with a plain stone band above. The interior has been partially dismantled for use as offices and a warehouse, but it retains a square oak staircase. The rear courtyard has been covered over.