Marquess Tavern Public House

The Marquess Tavern Public House is a public house built around 1854, developed by James Wagstaffe. It features yellow brick and stucco, with a roof that is obscured by parapets. The building stands three storeys high and has three windows on each street front. Its design takes advantage of the corner location, with the main facade facing Canonbury Street and the sides angled to create two convex facets.

The ground floor is decorated with stucco and chamfered rustication, featuring round-arched openings. The entrance is located on Canonbury Street, while the openings on Douglas Road and Arran Walk are blank. The upper storeys are adorned with a giant order of Corinthian pilasters. First-floor windows have moulded stucco architraves with alternating triangular and segmental pediments, while second-floor windows also have moulded stucco architraves. The first and second-floor windows on Douglas Road and the first two bays on Arran Walk are blank.

An entablature with 'MARQUESS TAVERN' in sunk lettering runs along the frieze on all three sides, topped by a modillion cornice and a parapet with a blank balustrade. At the rear, there is a single-storey wing facing Douglas Road, which features blank arcading and stucco scored to resemble ashlar on the north-west side, along with a cornice and blocking course.

Inside, the tavern retains a horseshoe bar counter and deal panelling along the dado, both likely from the second half of the 19th century, if not original. The rear wing includes Corinthian pilasters and an entablature, moulded ribs on the covered roof, and mirrors with elaborate architraves on all four walls, which are probably from the late 19th century.