Number 21 And Attached Railings

This is a house, now used as offices, with attached railings, dating from the early 19th century and altered in the 20th century. It is constructed of red brick in a Flemish bond pattern, with stone detailing, a slate roof, and end stacks. The building has three storeys and a basement, with five bays. The central doorway is framed in stone, featuring pilasters, a heavy entablature, and a cornice. Ground-floor windows have architraves with cornices and sills supported on shaped brackets. The first-floor windows are sash windows with glazing bars and painted brick flat arches, with a continuous sill band. The second floor has 20th-century window frames and stone sills, with recessed panels between the first- and second-floor windows. The rear of the building features a central semicircular stair bay with a round-arched window. The basement has wrought-iron railings with acorn finials to the standards and pointed rails. The interior has not been inspected. Maps indicate the row of buildings was constructed between 1834 and 1850. Number 21 was occupied by Philip Dews, a woollen manufacturer, in 1870, and by 1886 it had become a warehouse for wool and other goods.