5, 7 And 9, Bridlesmith Gate

NOTTINGHAM

SK5739NW BRIDLESMITH GATE 646-1/20/42 (East side) 05/11/91 Nos.5, 7 AND 9

GV II

Shops with offices above. 1895. By Gilbert Smith Doughty of Nottingham for Smart & Brown, furnishers. Red brick, with ashlar dressings, and slate roofs with coped gables. Jacobean Revival Style. Lintel and sill bands, upper floors divided by pilasters. 5 storeys plus attics; 6 window range. Ground floor has 2 late C20 shopfronts and to right, a round-arched doorway in a polished granite facing. Above, 6 showroom windows, 2 lights, with segmental heads. Over the windows, a strapwork frieze. The 3 upper floors are divided into 2 identical sections of 3 windows. Each has a central cross casement, 3 lights, flanked by similar windows, 2 lights. Fourth floor windows in the same arrangement, with moulded segmental heads and ashlar keystones. Above them, an ashlar entablature, then a similar arrangement of windows with glazing bar toplights. Above again, 2 very tall, ornate gables, with pairs of finials between. Each gable has a large round window with terracotta surround and keystones. Gables are topped by curved ashlar gables with pediments and finials.

Listing NGR: SK5739839828