Lee House

Lee House is a warehouse built between 1928 and 1931 as an extension to the Tootal, Broadhurst and Lee building at 56 Oxford Street. Designed by Harry S. Fairhurst and Son, the building remains uncompleted. It features a steel frame clad in brown brick, bronze-framed windows, and some Portland stone dressings, although the roof is not visible. The structure has a rectangular plan and exemplifies the International style, rising eight storeys above a basement.

The facade facing Bridgewater Street consists of six bays, characterized by broad corner pilasters and narrow chamfered piers, all made of brick. The windows are vertically continuous canted 3-light fenestration with bronze panels between the floors, except in the sixth bay, which has square windows and brick ribbed panels. The basement-to-first-floor levels of the first two bays contain a rectangular loading bay, while the fourth bay features a doorway with a window above it, and the sixth bay has one window on each floor, all faced in Portland stone with Art Deco ornament. Each bay is capped with slightly arched Portland stone and has a metal rail attached by brackets that runs around the building. The right-hand return and rear of the building are similar in design.

Originally, the building was designed to rise to 217 feet with 17 storeys, but its completion was likely hindered by the Great Depression of 1929-31.