The Merchants' Arch — Wellington Quay

Attached three-bay two-storey former guild hall over raised basement, built 1821-22, having integral archway to west end. Now in use as public house and restaurant. Pyramidal slate roof with roof light to apex, partially hidden behind stepped granite parapet, with brown brick chimneystack, and yellow brick parapet having granite coping to rear (south) elevation. Carved granite cornice and platband to front (north) elevation over ashlar granite to first floor, channelled ashlar granite with granite platband at impost level to ground floor, and ashlar limestone walls to basement, roughly coursed Calp limestone walls to rear, yellow brick walls to west. Square-headed window openings to first floor having continuous granite sill course, carved granite architraves supporting alternating entablatures and pediment, six-over-six pane timber sliding sash windows. Round-headed window opening to ground floor within round-headed recess with channelled granite voussoirs, granite sill and timber sliding sash window. Square-headed door opening to recessed porch having channelled voussoirs, doorcase comprising panelled granite pilasters with scrolled consoles supporting granite entablature and spoked fanlight having double-leaf half-glazed timber panelled door. Round-headed opening to passageway with channelled granite reveals and voussoirs, round-headed opening within laneway, yellow brick voussoirs, recent timber panelled door. Granite steps having wrought-iron railings with cast-iron finials on granite plinth wall to north. Timber bar, plastered and painted walls having plaster arcading and cornices, plaster ceiling rose with Greek key pattern, timber architraves to windows having timber panelled soffits and window backs to interior.