119, Charterhouse Street

No. 119 Charterhouse Street is a terraced house, likely built in the late 18th century, but it may have undergone significant alterations in the early 19th century. The building features a mid-to-late 19th-century shopfront and has been modified internally for use as a cold store and offices. It is constructed of yellow and brown brick laid in Flemish bond, with a roof obscured by a parapet. The house has four storeys and a two-window range.

The ground-floor shopfront is located under a cornice supported by scrolled consoles. Although the shopfront has been significantly altered, it retains a central section from the mid-to-late 19th century, which includes an elliptical-arched fanlight adorned with foliage ornament in the spandrels. The upper windows are flat-arched with gauged brick heads, and decorative iron plates are positioned above the first-floor windows. The left plate features a monogram, while the right one is dated 1855, marking the closure of the former Smithfield livestock market. These plates are currently not connected to any tie bars within the building.

The rear elevation displays some brown brickwork on the first and second floors, along with 6/6 sash windows of original design on the second and third floors. The interior has been largely altered, with no original features remaining on the ground floor where the cold store was installed. The staircase features turned newels and stick balusters, originally designed with an open string, which is now only visible on the second flight between the ground and first floors. The first flight is boarded up, and a closed string has been added from the first floor upwards. A fragment of framed panelling is present on the second flight, while tongue-and-groove panelling is found at this level. The door architraves have generally survived throughout the house, and the first-floor back room includes a panelled window-embrasure with original shutters. However, all fireplaces have been replaced, typically in the mid-to-late 19th century, and there are no panelling or cornices in any of the rooms.