Greek Street Chambers

Greek Street Chambers is a bank, chambers, and porter's lodge built in 1898, with alterations made in the 20th century. Designed by Alfred Waterhouse, the building features polished grey granite on the ground floor, red brick and yellow terracotta on the upper floors, and a slate and lead roof, all in Free Renaissance style. It occupies an island site bordered by Greek Street to the north and Russell Street to the south.

The structure has three storeys and attics, with five bays in width. The central doorway is segmental pedimented and flanked by Ionic columns, with large mullion and transom windows set in moulded architraves supported by wide flat pilasters that extend to the eaves. The first and second floors have mullion windows and moulded panels, while the end bays project slightly and feature segmental pediments on columns above the second-floor windows. The right corner of the building has a rectangular tower with a colonnade in antis and a tall pyramidal roof, while the left corner lacks a colonnade storey. The roofline is finished with a parapet and dormer windows.

On the left return, there are three bays with similar detailing to the front, and to the left is a low two-storey, three-bay former porter's lodge that has a central round-arched entrance, three-light windows, moulded panels, and a central eaves gable. The right return features an entrance to Greek Street Chambers with Ionic pillars, a round arch, an entablature, and a cornice.

The interior has not been inspected, but it was originally built as a bank for William Williams, Brown & Co. It is believed that the faience tiles in the banking hall, made by the Leeds Fireclay Company of Burmantofts, still exist beneath later remodelling. Waterhouse's original design, which included symmetrical pinnacled corner towers, was dated 30 November 1894, and the 'New Bank in Park Row' was illustrated in 'The Builder' on 19 December 1896. The porter's lodge was designed to contain a living room, scullery, and three bedrooms.