Main Block Of Co Operative Society Premises

AMBLE QUEEN STREET NU 2604 (North side) 13/56 Main block of Co-operative Society premises II

Shops, with offices above and to rear, 1920. Ashlar-fronted, other elevations rock-faced stone with ashlar dressings; Welsh slate roof. Baroque style.

2-storeys. Front in two parts: main section 3 + 1 + 3 bays, symmetrical. Central open-pedimented entrance bay shows fielded-panel double doors,with radial overlight,in hollow-chamfered round arch, with rusticated surround and triple keystone, forming base to canted oriel with 12-pane sash window and moulded cornice. To either side double shop fronts with labradorite stallrisers and decorative leading to top panes, under timber fascia board and cornice. 12-pane sash windows above (except for one slatted window) in architraves with triple keystones and raised aprons; end pilasters with decorative frieze below sunk nowy-headed panels; modillion eaves cornice; roof hipped to left, with one corniced ridge stack. One-bay right section similar but set at a different angle to align with street.

Left return, to Bridge Street, 4 bays; right bay similar to front; left part shows 4-pane casements on ground floor and paired 12-pane sashes above. Similar fenestration to rear elevation; to left is a single-storey loading bay with segmental arch.

Listing NGR: NU2656804557