52 and 54, Faulkner Street

Nos. 52 and 54 Faulkner Street is a textiles warehouse built around 1876 by Clegg and Knowles, now used as a restaurant and offices. The building features a sandstone ashlar ground floor, which is painted white, while the upper sections are constructed of red brick in Flemish bond with sandstone dressings. The roof is concealed by a parapet. It has a deep rectangular plan that extends back to St James Street, with loading access at the rear. The structure comprises a basement and four storeys, with three windows on the left and three on the right.

The facade includes a punched ashlar plinth, sill and head bands on the upper floors, and a parapet adorned with an unusual brick-corbelled blind arcade. The ground floor is designed as a 3+3-bay arcade featuring segmental-headed arches with moulded imposts, a tall doorway in the outer bays, and altered windows in the others. The upper floors are fitted with tripled sashed windows that have stone sills and heads, with brick corbelling at the jambs.

At the rear, there are distinctive open-topped full-height loading slots, with the parapet extending across. The interior has not been inspected. This building is part of a significant group of structures and is included for its group value.