118 AND 118A, REGENT STREET

118 and 118A Regent Street is a house that has been converted into two shops with flats above. It dates from the early 19th century and has undergone later additions and alterations, including an early 20th-century shop front on the ground floor. The building is constructed of pinkish-brown brick in Flemish bond, with the front facade whitewashed, and features a Welsh slate roof.

It stands three storeys high and has three first-floor windows. The first floor has 6/6 sash windows, while the second floor has 3/3 sash windows, all set in plain reveals with sills and flat channelled arches that include raised keystones. The ground floor features two shop fronts, each adorned with Tuscan pilasters, a continuous frieze, and a cornice. The shop fronts are chamfered towards a central entrance on the left and to the right side, with part-glazed doors that have overlights. There are end stacks, with the one on the right being very tall and topped with cornices.

Historically, Regent Street was named following the visit of the Prince Regent in 1819. It was originally known as Cross Street and was one of the earliest streets laid out in the 'New Town' around 1808-1814. The original houses were brick fronted.