The Salvation Army Citadel

The Salvation Army Citadel is a building constructed between 1882 and 1883, designed by E.J. Sherwood of London and built by J. Flint and John Lumley. It is made of red brick with ashlar dressings and features slate roofs with ashlar coped gables and ball finials.

The exterior has a street front that is two storeys high and consists of nine bays. The centre slightly projects and includes a segment-arched central opening with iron gates. Above this opening is a plaque inscribed "SALVATION ARMY," followed by a pair of round-headed casement windows set within a segment-headed arch. Above these windows is a small central gable that reads "ERECTED 1882." On either side of the centre are two staggered staircase windows with chamfered ashlar lintels. Above these, there are two similar windows, all topped by battlements. The recessed two-bay wings on either side feature single doorways with overlights and single casements. Above these doorways are two pairs of casements with chamfered ashlar lintels, and above again are circular panels displaying painted coats-of-arms.

Inside, the building retains a gallery around the north, east, and south sides, supported by segment-headed arches with square chamfered columns and iron bracketed capitals. The upper arcades also feature segmental brick arches with chamfered square columns. The raised platform and reading desks have been brought forward, and the lower galleries are screened off.