Nottingham Womens' Centre And Chaucer Court Workshops

Nottingham Women's Centre and Chaucer Court Workshops are workshops that were formerly part of the Royal Midland Institute for the Blind. They were built around 1890, with an addition made around 1910 by A.N. Bromley of Nottingham. The building is constructed of red brick, featuring ashlar and terracotta dressings, and has slate roofs. It has a coped gable and two coped ridge stacks, and consists of two storeys plus a basement and attics, with a total of 11 windows (7 on the main block and 4 on the addition).

The windows are primarily casements with stone mullions and transoms. The main block on the left is designed in the Jacobean Revival style, with a rock-faced stone basement, a first-floor band, and an eaves cornice. There is a square tower porch on the left, which has three stages and a pyramidal spire. The entrance features a round-arched design with double doors, and above it is a canted oriel window with four lights. Above this, there are two round-arched blind openings separated by a pilaster. To the right of the main block, there are six windows on each floor, with segment-arched openings in the basement and two gabled dormers with finials.

The addition on the right is designed to harmonise with the main block in style and materials. It features a slightly projecting entrance bay with a coped gable and finial, which includes a panelled double door with an overlight and sidelights, all set in an ashlar surround with a pediment. Above this entrance, there is a four-light window with stained glass, and a smaller four-light window above it. In the gable, there is a three-light window. To the right of the addition, there are two windows on the ground floor and basement, followed by a round-arched cart entrance that is two storeys high and features voussoirs. Above this entrance, there are three windows and, above them, three wooden gabled dormers.