15, OLD BAILEY EC1 (See details for further address information)

No. 15 Old Bailey is a former hotel, now serving as insurance company offices and shops, built in 1874 by architect Evans Cronk. The building was restored and internally reconstructed in 1985. It features brick in mixed bond with cream and red stone dressings, and has mansard roofs of slate with iron crestings that were restored to their original design.

The building has a short elevation to Old Bailey with a two-window range and quadrant corners, while the long elevation along the Viaduct consists of fourteen windows. It stands five storeys tall with an attic and dormers over a basement, showcasing the French Second Empire style. The round-arched entrance on Old Bailey is complemented by flat-arched entrances to the curved ranges. The long range features round-arched entrances at the eleventh and twelfth windows with carved spandrels, while other ground-floor and first-floor openings are flat-arched, as are the windows on the third, fourth floors, and attic. The second-floor windows are round-arched, and the dormers have a variety of treatments.

The ground floor is adorned with pilasters and a continuous entablature, while the first floor has a parapet band that transitions into cast-iron balconies at the windows. The wall surfaces exhibit a remarkable variety of treatments. The ranges nine to twelve, which have a separate mansard roof, are treated as a projecting pavilion with corner quoin strips. Most windows are coupled and set in aedicules, some of which feature pediments. Notable features include corner ranges on the third floor that form balconies, supported by a single corner column and responds. The stacks are combined with double-height dormers near the corners, interspersed with segmental, pedimented dormers, and the attic windows on the long elevation add decorative flair to this repetitive façade. The corner range has its own mansard roof, and a large stack is present with the party wall of No. 11. This building forms a prominent group with the Central Criminal Court and Nos. 16-17 Old Bailey.