Abbey Buildings

Abbey Buildings is an office building and warehouse constructed in 1885. It features red brick with stone dressings and a slate roof, standing four storeys tall with an attic and five bays. The ground floor has a central pointed arched entrance with a label mould and carved spandrels, flanked by 20th-century shop fronts. On the first floor, there is a central oriel window with a moulded base and a plaque inscribed "ABBEY BUILDINGS." All the windows are of three lights, with mullions and transoms, and include sill courses, label moulds, and fixed glazing, while the oriel has leaded lights. The third floor windows do not have transoms. The building is topped with a central stepped gable featuring a stone lozenge panel, and the flanking gables have small windows with label moulds and stone coping. Each gable is adorned with a stone heraldic beast holding a shield, with the outer beasts displaying the date. The rear warehouse facade consists of six bays, two gables, and two loading bays. The building is listed for its group value only.