Former offices of the Preston and Wyre Railway and attached former hotel range to left

The building comprises former offices of the Preston and Wyre Railway and an attached former hotel range, constructed between 1836 and 1841 to designs by Decimus Burton for Sir Peter Hesketh-Fleetwood. The building is situated on a corner site and has an L-shaped plan.

The railway offices, located at the right end of the main facade, are a three-bay, two-storey building featuring moulded pediment and gable chimney stacks. The central entrance, accessed by stone steps, is topped by an overlight and flanked by nine-over-nine sliding sash windows. A band separates the ground and first floors. The first-floor bays are delineated by giant strip pilasters extending to an upper band, each featuring windows similar to those on the ground floor but set within moulded frames; the central first-floor window has a hood mould resembling a moulded cornice supported by scrolled consoles. A long, single-storey extension to the rear is of little significance and is not included in the listing.

Attached to the left of the railway offices is a six-bay, three-storey (plus basement) former hotel range. The first three bays project slightly. The building has a low parapet and a band separating the ground and first floors, with a tall central axial chimney. The first floor contains tall windows, and those in the second bay feature a bracketed hood mould, while those in bays three to six have moulded cornices. A plain entrance is located in the third bay, sheltered by an open porch. A narrow front area is enclosed by cast iron railings with urn and spear finials. The left return elevation, with nine bays, has similar detailing with a parapet and a band between the ground and first floors, with the first three bays projecting. Bays two and eight on the first floor feature moulded cornices on scrolled consoles. Four doorways are present (one now blocked and one converted into a window), reached by stone steps, and a narrow front area is enclosed by railings. Replacement windows with 20th-century frames are found throughout the building.

The interior has not been inspected.