59, Boar Lane

No. 59 Boar Lane is a shop and office building from the late 19th century, with alterations made in the 20th century. It is constructed of ashlar stone and features a slate mansard roof. The building has four storeys and an attic, with a three-window bay in a classical style. The ground floor has a late 20th-century shop front, while the upper floors feature sash windows set in architraves. The second floor has segmental arches, and the central window is topped with a segmental pediment. The third floor includes pilasters with tiled recessed plaques and flanks a lunette dormer window, which has a shallow triangular pediment and a palmette finial. The interior has not been inspected. Historically, Boar Lane was rebuilt starting in 1869, and this building was occupied from 1872 by J.A. Doyle's glass and china warehouse, which remained until after 1888. By that time, J.A. Doyle was noted as a cut-glass manufacturer and china and glass merchant, residing at No. 26 Blenheim Terrace. The differing style of this building may have been intended to set it apart from the textile businesses located at Nos. 58 and 60. Directory entries suggest that the adjacent blocks, which are identical and possibly designed by Thomas Ambler, were completed shortly after.