Shelter

The shelter on Wellington Road South was built around 1937 and is constructed from Portland stone. It is a rectangular structure with an open front, positioned behind the pavement and integrated into an existing stone retaining wall, with the ground level raised on the sides and rear. The design reflects a Neoclassical Greek Revival style, featuring two Corinthian columns at the front, flanked by square-section end pilasters that support an entablature and flat roof. On the northwest side wall, there is a cast-iron rainwater hopper adorned with a flower motif, along with a rectangular downpipe.

Inside, the side and rear walls are decorated with plain rectangular panels, with three panels on the rear wall separated by two pilasters. A moulded cornice runs along the top, and there is a full-length wooden bench against the rear wall.

Historically, this shelter is one of a pair likely constructed by the County Borough Works Office, designed to mimic the architecture of the War Memorial Art Gallery, which was designed by James Theodore Halliday and opened in 1925. Both shelters are set into the boundary walls of the art gallery, which were previously part of Stockport Grammar School, in operation from 1832 to 1915.

The shelter is recognized for its distinguished architectural quality, exceptional materials and craftsmanship, well-preserved original condition, and its group value with the War Memorial Art Gallery and the other shelter on Greek Street.