18, Fore Street

No 18 Fore Street is a Grade II listed building with a colourwashed Victorian front, which covers an earlier structure. It stands three storeys tall and features a cornice with brackets and a parapet adorned with an openwork balustrade that has a trefoil motif at the center. The building has banded quoins and four windows arranged in pairs, each with chamfered reveals and a central shaft. The second floor includes a sill band with a dogtooth pattern. The ground floor has an overall fascia with volutes on either side. To the left, there is a 16th or early 17th-century arch that leads to Bath Place, featuring a four-centred moulded arch with carved spandrels and moulded jambs. A similar doorframe from the same period can be found further back in the entry. On the right side, there is a shop front. Inside, the building boasts enriched plaster ceilings and friezes, one of which is dated 1627, as well as plasterwork overmantel depicting the sacrifice of Isaac. The building is recognized as Grade II for its interiors. It is part of an important group that includes No 1A Billet Street, No 66 The County Hotel, the Brendon Bar, and No 8 East Street, along with other listed buildings in Cheapside, Fore Street, and the Parade.