Former Wheatsheaf Works, the Co-op Boot and Shoe Factory and attached railings

This is a boot and shoe factory, built in 1891 and extended around 1900, originally constructed for the Co-operative Wholesale Society. The building is constructed of red brick with red brick dressings and slate roofs, arranged in a quadrangular plan with a later wing to the north-west. It is designed in a Neo-Jacobean style.

The west front is divided into nine bays with 29 windows arranged in a 3:4:3:3:3:3:3:3:4 pattern. Giant brick pilasters divide the bays, topped by a bold dentilated cornice and a plain parapet. The outer four window bays have four tall cross casements on the ground floor, and four smaller, similar windows above, each topped with an ornate brick gable featuring divided pediments, ball finials and two circular windows. The three central window bays each have two large round-headed windows with moulded arches and imposts on the ground floor, and three cross casements with linked cills above. The fourth bay contains the main entrance with large double panel doors and a moulded ashlar surround featuring decorative pilasters and a pediment. A tower bay to the north has similar fenestration to the inner bays. Above, the clock tower is defined by pairs of giant pilasters, with three round-headed windows on each face, topped by a large clock in a moulded surround with eight keystones. Above a brick entablature is a deep parapet and a rectangular pyramidal roof. A later wing to the north has eight bays, 26 windows in a 4:3:3:3:3:3:3:4 arrangement, with similar fenestration to the main facade. The south front features thirteen bays and 41 windows in a 4:3:3:3:3:3:3:3:3:3:3:3:4 arrangement, with the same fenestration as the west front, incorporating a basement. The central bay has three tall cross casements on the ground floor, three smaller, similar windows above, and a brick gable. The east front has eight bays, 26 windows arranged 4:3:3:3:3:3:3:4, with fenestration identical to the west front, additionally featuring a basement but lacking a tower. The north front stretches for 32 bays and has 32 windows arranged 4:3:3:3:3:3:3:3:3:4, with fenestration similar to the other facades, and incorporating three projecting bays as service towers.

Attached to the west front is a low wall with ornate iron railings and four sets of ornate iron gates, supported by square brick piers with moulded caps. At the time of its completion, this building was the largest footwear factory in the world.