Boulevard Works

Boulevard Works is a former tenement lace and lace curtain factory, built in 1883 for G H Perry & Sons, with an addition of 1896. Constructed of red brick with ashlar, moulded brick, and blue brick dressings, it features slate roofs and a mansard at the south end.

The 1883 range displays polychrome bands and moulded brick modillion eaves. Windows are cast iron glazing bar casements with moulded brick segment arched heads. The building is five storeys high, plus a basement and attic, and comprises 39 windows across three bays. It runs parallel to Radford Boulevard, situated between Hartley Road and Norwood Road. A rounded corner entrance bay includes a shaped gable containing a clock, reportedly formerly from Nottingham Guildhall, within a Renaissance Revival surround. The entrance itself is framed by a moulded segment arched ashlar doorcase with panelled double doors, a blind fanlight, and a keystone; single windows are positioned above on each floor. The Radford Boulevard frontage features a central projecting staircase tower with flat-headed mullioned windows and a shaped gable. A segment arched door is set within an ashlar plinth with cast iron area railing.

The 1896 addition exhibits similar ornamentation and incorporates a hipped roof at its south end. Its windows are taller cast iron glazing bar casements with flat heads to the basement and first floor. This section is two storeys high, plus a basement, and contains 33 windows. The Hartley Road front displays a painted ashlar doorcase with a round hood on brackets and a round arched doorway with columns. A central first-floor window, flanked by pilasters, sits under a shaped gable with a datestone. Two windows are positioned on either side, with a slightly recessed single bay to the left. The Forster Street elevation presents a central three-bay section with pilasters between the bays on the upper floors, and a coped gable with finials.

The interior of the 1883 range reflects a conventional constructional form, showcasing cast iron columns and wooden cross beams.