The Former Wright And Pankhurst Building

The former Wright and Pankhurst Building is a repository and stores, later used as a book company and then an antique showroom, built in 1907. The design was by Philip Henry Tree of St Leonard's for the local carriers Wright and Pankhurst. It is an example of classical style architecture, constructed of brown brick in English bond, with red brick and stone dressings, and a mansard tiled roof. The building is four storeys at the front, with three windows, and three storeys with attics to the sides, also featuring three windows.

The front elevation features three giant round-headed arches between the first and third floors, accented with stone keystones and impost blocks. The central window has fixed casements with twelve panes, while the end windows are opening casements. The ground floor has a central pair of half-glazed double doors with granite keystones, flanked by smaller round-headed windows. To either side are round-headed niches with granite keystones, and a surviving stone date plaque displays the date 1907 alongside the initials "Wand P" (for Wright and Pankhurst), accompanied by a carving of a galleon and dolphin. The right-side elevation includes three blocked dormers, a cornice above the second floor, four pilasters between the first and second floors, and decorative rainwater heads. Decorative S-shaped and heart-shaped iron tie plates are also present on the first, third, and second floors respectively. The left-side elevation features a mansard roof with a brick chimneystack. The rear elevation displays a projecting lift tower and a loading dock, with windows having original openings but later 20th-century replacements. A later 20th-century shutterfronted grille is situated at the base of the lift tower.

The interior retains original sliding fire doors manufactured by Lucas and Son of Brockley, Lewisham, and a concrete staircase.

Historical records indicate the building was advertised as "the only absolutely fireproof building of its kind in England," with a hot air heating system and a gas-powered lift designed to minimize handling risks. Wright and Pankhurst were described as motorcar proprietors from 1911, but their horse-drawn taxi service continued until the 1930s.