Sir William Gaitskell House, Railings, Handrail And Lamp Holder

This is a house built in 1814, later used as a police station from 1838 and now offices. It is constructed from multi-coloured stock brick with a slate mansard roof, incorporating dormers behind a stone cornice and blocking course. The building is three storeys high, with an attic and basement, and has three bays. The central doorway is flanked by round-headed ground-floor windows set in recesses, featuring gauged brick round arches and stucco strings at the springs. The double door has panelled jambs decorated with a Greek fret motif, a cornice head, and a patterned fanlight. The sash windows have glazing bars, with the first and second floor windows having flat, gauged-brick arches. A stucco sill band runs along the first floor.

The interior retains decorative features including fluted and carved timber door architraves, carved doors with circular motifs, pilasters that support a groin-vaulted ceiling in the hall, and decorative friezes in the main rooms.

External features include a cast-iron handrail, an overthrow incorporating a lamp-holder, and area railings. The building is now named after Sir William Gaitskell, its first occupant.