6, THE CROSS (See details for further address information)

No. 6 The Cross is a building society that was originally a bank, constructed between 1905 and 1906 by Shayler and Ridge. It is built from sandstone ashlar and features a machine tile roof with coped verges on the gables. Designed in the Jacobean style, the building stands three storeys tall.

The second floor has three-light mullion windows with segmental centre lights. The first floor showcases prominent oriel windows, also with three lights, which have moulded cornices and grotesque faces along with floral decoration on their undersides. The ground floor features similar three-light windows with pilastered surrounds and figural decoration on the capitals.

The facade is adorned with three shaped gables, each topped with miniature scrolled pediments, and there is a round angle turret on the right that has Renaissance-style ornamentation at the top, culminating in a bronze-capped dome with a pointed finial. The original entrance, which has been infilled, was located below a scalloped bracketed hood. The current entrance, inserted into a window, features late 20th-century panelled doors. There are three downpipes on the front of the building. This structure is noted for its detailed design and prominent location.