Now only Sally Lunn's House retains some of its timber walls. Like other old Bath houses, it has seen some changes. The stone front with its sash windows is perhaps early 18th century and the bow window later. This Regency favourite adds greatly to the charm and character of the house. The human scale of Sally Lunn's, with its low ceilings and panelling in the small squares of the Jacobean period, gives it a delightful intimacy and warmth.
Surprises can lurk behind Georgian facades.
The Bunch of Grapes' in Westgate Street is particularly intriguing. In the 17th and 18th centuries, this and 15 Westgate Street next door were one house. The substantial four-storey house was probably built by Richard Gay, three times Mayor, and M.P. for Bath in 1625. He was the lessee from 1620. In the mid-17th century it was the home of Dr John Ostendorph.