Trafalgar House

Trafalgar House is an 18th-century town house that was extended during the 19th and 20th centuries.

The 18th-century elevations are constructed in red brick laid in English and Flemish bonds, with a clay tiled roof. The main elevation faces east and is Georgian in character, comprising two storeys plus an attic and basement. The design is predominantly symmetrical across six bays, though the entrance door is offset to the left in the third bay, creating an asymmetrical division of three bays to the right and two to the left. The three bays to the right are laid in English bond while those to the left use Flemish bond. A brick plinth in English bond runs the full length of the building and is pierced at its southern end with segmental arched cellar window openings.

The front door has six panels with glazed upper lights and is set into timber panelled linings. It features a moulded timber architrave crowned by a pedimented canopy, supported by a fluted entablature on narrow pilasters with paterae at the angles. The door is raised above two stone steps terminating on the pavement. A small casement window with lead lights is positioned to the left of the architrave. All bays contain six-over-six sash windows with chamfered glazing bars, some of which are replacements though original frames retain earlier glass. Ground-floor windows sit beneath flat rubbed brick arches, while those on the second floor are set within projecting brick panels under similar arches. The four hipped dormers contain two-light timber casement windows with multiple panes. Cast-iron guttering with hoppers runs above a projecting eaves course of header bricks. A single internal chimney stack rises on the roof ridge at the southern end. The northern elevation displays a blind gable with evidence of bricked-up former openings. The western and southern walls are embedded within a 1970s extension by Donald Insall Associates (which is excluded from the listing).

Internally, the original plan was a double-depth arrangement with a central staircase, though it now comprises a single room in depth with rear access into the 20th-century office block. The lobby has moulded panelling beneath a dado rail and plain ceiling moulding. Two ground-floor rooms flank the lobby, each featuring blocked fireplaces, panelling beneath a dado rail, plain ceiling mouldings above picture rails, and six-panelled doors with one glazed panel. Architraves have been cut into for services, and window surrounds retain vestiges of timber shutters. A segmental arch decorated with repositioned plaster moulding fragments provides rear access to the 1970s extension. The first floor contains two main rooms either side of a smaller central room accessible from the landing and from the southern room via an 18th-century six-panelled door. All other doors appear to be 19th or 20th-century additions. The northern room is plain with an 18th-century fireplace surround housing a 20th-century brick and tile insert. The southern room has moulded panels beneath a dado rail and a blocked fireplace. The attic space is open with two rooms flanking the landing, and some plain roof beams are visible. In the basement, the northern cellar chamber has a vaulted brick ceiling. A plinth runs beneath the building's footprint, and the basement contains two cellar chambers.