Newhall Pen Works

This is a factory, constructed in 1907 by Mansell & Mansell. It is located on Moland Street, Newhall, and is a building of group value. The factory is built of red Flemish bond brick with ashlar dressings, and stands three stories high, with a semi-basement level. The central rectangular courtyard was originally divided by a central range at basement and ground floor level, which housed the boilers.

The Moland Street facade presents fifteen bays, delineated by pilaster bands. These pilasters, along with the splayed window heads and aprons, are of a lighter brick than the main walling. A flush band of ashlar sits above the basement level, which is partially recessed on the left due to the sloping ground. The ground floor features paired windows with metal lights and stone sills to the right of the doorway. The central entrance features an ashlar surround with Tuscan half-columns supporting brackets, which lead to a semi-circular broken pediment containing a rectangular fanlight. The doorway itself was blocked at the time of survey and has a keystone with a mask. Pilasters flank the door, topped with ashlar panels that have prominent mutules along their lower edges. The parapet rises above the central three bays, with a semi-circular pediment incorporating a central oculus and ornamental swags. The ground floor windows are large arches with alternating voussoirs and brick panels. The first and second floors have paired rectangular windows with splayed heads, keystones and aprons. A decorative dentil cornice tops the wall, with a low parapet above. The extreme right-hand bay is a canted bay.

The Bagot Street facade is similar, though the basement level, revealed by a fall in the land, appears as a full story with battered walling. The central doorway is a simple goods entrance. A half-bay is situated on the extreme right-hand side. Windows throughout the building are metal framed. Architectural drawings indicate that the factory was designed with the potential to add an additional floor above the Moland Street elevation.