Nelson Rooms

The Nelson Rooms is a building constructed from coursed squared rock-faced red sandstone rubble, likely featuring Bath stone ashlar quoins and dressings, topped with a tiled roof. It consists of a large hall above a basement and is two storeys tall, possibly with an attic, with the upper floor significantly taller than the ground floor. The structure has a rectangular corner block with four bays facing Glendower Street and a gable end facing Agincourt Street.

On the Glendower Street side, there are three cross-framed windows on the left side of the ground floor, and a door on the right flanked by single light windows. The upper floor features a variety of windows: two, three, two, one, two, and one light windows, all with two transoms and leaded glazing. The three-light window is set in a slightly projecting oriel that has an apron and a castellated parapet. The building is adorned with three string courses that run around it, positioned above and below the apron and below the castellated parapet. The gable is coped with a single light window above the oriel, and there is a blank plaque on the parapet above the door.

The Agincourt Street elevation showcases a canted two-storey bay with one light below and three lights above, along with a single light below and two transoms above, all featuring leaded lights. The first-floor window has a stone apron and a castellated parapet, while a plain three-light window is located above it, topped with a coped gable that has ball finials. The rear elevation is similar in design but is finished more plainly.

While the interior details were not available during the resurvey, it is known that the building has a single room on each floor, with the lower room having a much lower ceiling. The upper hall is arranged in five bays and features four false hammerbeam trusses, which are actually heavy ties with brackets and arched braced collars above. Vertical iron restraints run through the centre of each truss, and the eastern bay includes a balcony.