Pacific Club

The Pacific Club, located at 40 High Street in Kingston upon Hull, is a former office building now serving as a club. It was constructed in 1899 by BS Jacobs and showcases Renaissance Revival style architecture. The building is made of brick with a rusticated ashlar plinth and features terracotta dressings, along with gabled, hipped, and mansard slate roofs that are partly glazed.

The structure is two storeys high with attics and has a total of 4x7 windows. A prominent central double bay projects from the façade, topped with a coped gable and flanked by pilasters. This bay contains two 3-light double transomed cross casements with leaded glazing. Above these, there are four plain sash windows, and at the peak of the gable, a coat of arms is displayed.

To the right of the central bay, there is a doorcase featuring heavily rusticated pilasters and a triangular pediment, which also bears a coat of arms. The doorway itself is moulded and round-arched, complete with a keystone and enriched spandrels. To the left of the doorcase, a 3-light cross mullioned window with leaded glazing is present, along with a relief panel featuring another coat of arms above it.

The right side of the building has a recessed bay that includes a full-height square oriel window with a tall 4-light mullioned and transomed casement, which has Ipswich glazing bars at the bottom and leaded glazing. Above this window are four small plain sash windows, and to the right is a recess with a smaller window.

On the left side, there is a recessed entrance bay that features a canted 2-storey oriel window with a coped parapet. This section includes a single cross casement and two plain sash windows above. Below, a square-headed cart entry is located.

The rear range of the building, which faces Bishop Lane Staith, has its first floor clad in white glazed brick. To the left, a 2-storey block features four large round-arched glazing bar windows that extend into the partly glazed mansard roof, with a full-width metal tank in front of the windows. Below these windows, there are four square blocked windows. To the right, a taller 2-storey block has a hipped roof topped with a metal ventilator and three wood-framed Diocletian windows. Below this block, there is a single-storey lean-to projection with three segment-headed openings.