4-12 Paradise Square and attached railings

A row of five houses, numbered 4-12 Paradise Square, now offices, was built around 1771, with alterations in the early and mid-18th century, the early 20th century, and a late 20th-century restoration. The houses were commissioned for Thomas Broadbent. They are constructed of brick with ashlar dressings and have slate roofs, punctuated by six gable stacks.

The buildings are arranged in a stepped row to follow the site's slope. Nos. 4 and 6, on the right-hand side, feature moulded cornices and brick parapets, with windows featuring brick flat arches. These include three twelve-pane sashes on each upper floor, and below, moulded doorcases with segmental pediments and six-panel doors, flanked by two twelve-pane sashes. No. 8, on the left-hand side, has an early 20th-century facade with a sillband, moulded cornice, and blocking course, and plain sashes with brick flat arches and keystones. The upper floors feature three windows, with the second-floor windows being smaller. An ashlar doorcase with a pulvinated frieze and semi-pediment frames a six-panel door, while adjacent are two plain sashes. No. 10 has a 20th-century front with a moulded cornice and ramped coped parapet; the windows have brick flat arches, and include four twelve-pane sashes and four nine-pane sashes above. A pedimented wooden doorcase with a panelled door is flanked by three fifteen-pane sashes. No. 12 has an early 19th-century facade with a deep moulded cornice and a parapet featuring three balustrade panels and shaped blocking. The windows are plain sashes with brick flat arches and smaller second-floor windows. A doorcase features Doric pilasters and a cornice, framing a six-panel door with an overlight, and is flanked by two sashes.

The interiors have not been inspected.

A plaque commemorates Dr DD Davies, who lived 1778-1841. An early 19th-century cast-iron spearhead railing is attached to all the houses except No. 10; the railing at No. 12 is raised on a deep ashlar base.