No. 43, Burscough Street

No. 43 Burscough Street is a large town house, which was used as offices when surveyed and is now divided into flats. It dates from the mid to late 18th century and has been altered and extended. The building is constructed of red brick in Flemish bond, with sandstone dressings, and features a hipped roof that is now covered with corrugated asbestos sheet.

The rectangular plan consists of a main range that runs parallel to the street, with a semi-circular stair-turret at the rear and additional back extensions. The building is three storeys high, with a cellar and attic, and has a symmetrical facade with a 1:3:1 bay arrangement. The central three bays project slightly and are topped with a pediment. The facade includes a rendered plinth, a first-floor band, a moulded cornice, and a blocking course.

On the ground floor, there are four-pane sashed windows and a central round-headed doorway set within an open-pedimented Ionic doorcase featuring engaged columns. The entrance has recessed steps leading to altered double doors, and above the lintel is a stone plaque inscribed "URBAN DISTRICT COUNCIL OFFICES," along with a semi-circular fanlight.

The first floor features a central arcade of round-headed blank arches with plain stone bases and imposts to the pilasters, flanked by a central round-headed sashed window with glazing bars. There are also four 12-pane sashed windows with raised sills and flat-arched heads.

On the second floor, there are square windows with similar sills and heads; the left window is blind while the others have altered 12-paned glazing. The pediment above contains a pair of small round-headed attic windows with glazing bars. The building has a ridge chimney and side-wall chimneys.

The right-hand return wall, facing Derby Street, has various sashed windows, and the rear features the semi-circular stair-turret. Inside, there is a good dog-legged open-string staircase.