8 and 10, Bishop Street

Nos 8 and 10 Bishop Street are two adjacent buildings with historical significance. No 8 was built in 1887 by Arthur Wakerley and features red brick with stone dressings and a slate roof. It stands three storeys tall and has two window bays with various stone mullion and transom windows. The first floor on the right has a timber oriel window with a decorative timber-frame gable supported by carved console brackets above. There is a round-arched doorway with a fanlight.

No 10, constructed in 1873 by Redfern and Sawday, was formerly a Wesleyan School and is designed in a Gothic style. This building is also made of red brick with a slate roof and has two storeys with two gables and three window bays. The first floor features a central two-light window with moulded brick jambs and a stone lintel, while the end windows have pointed arches with trefoils in the tympanum. The central doorway is pointed arch-shaped, with a trefoiled fanlight and a panelled door. Blue engineering brick bands and stone coping with an inscription reading "Wesleyan Schools" adorn the gables.

These buildings are included for their group value, as they contribute to the architectural character of Bishop Street, which also includes The Town Hall, Fountain, War Memorial, and several other notable buildings around Town Hall Square.