Chepstow House

Chepstow House is a shipping warehouse built in 1874 by Speakman, Son and Hickson for textile merchant Sam Mendel. At the time of the survey, it was in the process of being converted. The building features red brick with sandstone dressings and a slate roof, situated on an irregularly shaped site bordered by Chepstow Street, Great Bridgewater Street, and the former Salford Junction canal.

The structure is designed in an eclectic style and consists of three storeys, a basement, and an attic. The long southeast facade has a canted end along Great Bridgewater Street, with a sandstone plinth, a first-floor sill-band, and an eaves cornice. Notable features include a semi-octagonal angle oriel topped with a domed turret and a steeply pitched roof adorned with numerous gabled dormers.

The main entrance is a large round-headed doorway centrally located in the main range, featuring moulding in two orders with shafts, set within a gabled surround that has a Lombard frieze. To the right of this entrance is a large segmental-headed loading doorway with a cast-iron surround, and another similar loading doorway is located next to the left corner, now fitted with a glazed screen. There is also an additional loading doorway at the left end of the canted portion.

To the left of the main entrance, a very large two-stage three-light window with shafts is present. The oriel has stilted and shouldered windows, with lancets in the attic stage and an open-arcaded stone cupola topped with a domed roof. The main range features three-light windows at the ground and first floors, while most other windows are coupled and fitted with tilting casements that mimic sash windows. The building also includes small dormers with two-light windows and coped gables, as well as larger dormers with three-light windows, coped gables, kneelers, and finials. The interior was not inspected.