Police Station

This building is a police station, constructed in 1901 by John Dixon Butler for the Metropolitan Police. It is made of red brick with stone dressing and stands four storeys high with five bays. The central section features a pediment and is divided by thin buttresses. The design is in a Free Baroque style, characterized by square corner bays above ground level, a stone modillion cornice at the attic level, and a large 'oeil de boeuf' window in a triangular pedimented gable. At the attic level, there is a stone balustrade.

The second and third storeys have paired lights with sliding sash windows, while the first floor features larger pairs of casement windows with moulded stone surrounds. The ground level includes two stone round-headed arches over the entrance and a window, with a round window situated between them. The outer bays have flat-arched, three-light mullion and transom windows. The building displays alternate layers of brick and stone above a granite base, with the balustrade, cornice, string course, and ground level articulation continuing onto the return wall facing Vane Street.

The rear elevation is a simplified version of the front, featuring stone strings, paired sash windows, and a pedimented gable. There is a two-storey extension with a basement, which was formerly a cell block and is contemporary with the station. This extension is made of brick with stone dressing and has prominent tall stacks alongside Vane Street, with a 'V' shape in plan.

Inside, the plan form has been altered on the upper floors, where divisions for residential use have been removed to create open plan offices. The staircase has been modified at ground floor level, and the walls have an unplastered brick finish. The adjoining former police stable block is not considered of special interest.