35 and 37 King Street and attached railings

A range of shops with attached railings, originally a town house, later adapted and extended to become bank premises. The core of the building dates to 1736, with conversion to a bank around 1788, a late 19th-century extension, and a late 20th-century remodelling. The 18th-century work is in red brick laid in a Flemish bond pattern, with sandstone dressings and a hipped, slate roof punctuated by side wall chimneys. Later additions are in ashlar sandstone and incorporate steel and glass.

The building consists of a central five-bay section, flanked by two-storey replacements for earlier side wings. A single-storey, flat-roofed porch occupies the right side, its original projection now obscured by a late 20th-century development.

The south-facing front elevation is symmetrical, featuring a stone basement and a moulded eaves cornice with a blocking course. Segmentally arched basement windows are topped with triple keystones, and a stone plinth supports decorative railings. A central doorway is accessed by a three-step flight, featuring a pedimented architrave, panelled door, and plain overlight. Glazing bar sash windows are present on all floors, with the upper floor windows smaller than those below. All windows have moulded architraves and triple keystones, and the ground floor windows have raised cills. The late 20th-century wings on either side have predominantly glass fronts with slender metal posts, and a broad metal fascia that aligns with the porch cornice. The porch projects beyond the original building line and features pilasters supporting a frieze bearing the word “BANK” and a rusticated semi-circular arch beneath a deep cornice supported on console brackets.

The interior was extensively remodelled into shop units, but retains its original spatial arrangement. Original features, including doors, plasterwork, and window shutters, are preserved in the entrance hall and at front window openings.

The house was constructed for Dr Peter Waring and was used as a bank from around 1788. Several phases of internal remodelling occurred, the most recent in the 1990s.

This is a substantial and finely detailed early 18th-century town house, which despite interior alterations retains significant original fabric and contributes to the diverse architectural character of central Manchester.