Plans to transform a historic listed building in Bath into a Wetherspoons pub have been given the go ahead by the council.

The chain already has the King of Wessex on James Street West and will add a second Bath venue in the former Revolution on George Street.

The new pub will be named "the Old Post Office," echoing the inscription on the building.

Dating back to the mid-18th century and crafted by John Wood the Younger, famed for designing the Royal Crescent, the venue holds a significant place in Bath's architectural heritage.

Bath and North East Somerset Council approved alterations to the grade II listed structure allowing Wetherspoon to refurbish it into a pub.

Notable changes include relocating the men's toilets upstairs and unblocking three windows previously covered over internally.

The local authority has granted permission to change the establishment's opening hours so it can open its doors at 7am - an hour earlier than the King of Wessex - and serve breakfast.

In the application, the pub chain said: "Given that the premises has operated for a number of years within a sensitive time period and had no complaints or issues, it is considered that there would be no negative impact from increasing the hours of opening to [seven am]."

It's important not to confuse the Old Post Office on George Street with another nearby old post office at the end of Broad Street.

The latter is earmarked by Bath and North East Somerset Council for transformation into the new home of the Fashion Museum.

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