26 and 28, Cole Street

26 and 28 Cole Street is a warehouse built between 1826 and 1827 by builder William Chadwick. The structure is made of brick in Flemish bond and features a hipped roof covered with slate. It has a roughly rectangular plan, measuring approximately 27 meters on each long side, and stands four storeys tall.

The long elevation includes a range of eight windows, with the third and sixth windows serving as hoist ranges. The entrance is located at the right party wall. The short return has a three-window range, which is highlighted by a shallow brick arcade that spans the first, second, and top floors. Although the windows on the return have been rebuilt, they generally follow the layout of those on the long elevation, preserving the building's historic character. The ground floor of the return is mostly blind, featuring only a pair of small windows at the lower left. All openings are segmental-arched, and the windows on the long elevation have original cast-iron lattice glazing. The glazing for the hoist range also appears to be original, and there is a 19th-century hoist arm at the top of the right-hand hoist range. The rear elevation has five blind brick arcades that are similar to those on the return.

Inside, the layout, as shown in an original lease now held at the Guildhall Library, is divided into five bays by slender timber uprights. The bays behind the hoist ranges are slightly wider than the others. This warehouse is a notable example of early 19th-century warehousing and is remarkably complete. It was constructed during the period when the large houses in Trinity Church Square were being finished, illustrating the rapid transformation of the area from suburban to commercial use in the 1830s.