11 Cheapside

11 Cheapside is a wool-stapler’s warehouse dating from the first quarter of the 19th century, and later converted into offices. The building is constructed of handmade brick with some sandstone walling, and has a slate roof. It is a three-storey block, facing onto Cheapside with a rear façade to Carter Street.

The front entrance is on Cheapside, and the building is three bays wide. The brickwork is laid in an English Garden Wall bond, with four stretcher courses to every header course. The upper floor windows have segmental-arched brick heads, and the top floor retains a projecting hoist beam. The central loading bay has replacement doors, but the original overlight to the ground floor remains, although partially hidden by modern signage. The other windows are mostly replacement casements. However, a sash window from the early 19th century without horns and with a six-pane upper light is located to the right of the entrance. A sash window with eight panes per sash and no horns is on the first floor to the left. A narrow four-panelled door sits at the extreme right.

The rear façade has a sandstone rubble plinth and brickwork in an English Garden Wall bond, employing five stretcher courses to every header course. The rear is mainly blank, with inserted windows (modern casements) in the ground and top floors, and an external air-conditioning unit. A vertical mortar joint is visible, with number 9 at the lower right and number 13 at the taller left.

The interior is reported to contain hewn purlins and roof trusses, along with a large hoist wheel.

Note: Modern signage on the front façade, and an external air-conditioning unit on the rear façade, are not considered to be of special architectural or historic interest. Any future works with the potential to affect the building’s character may still require listed building consent.