Premises Occupied by Messrs Lloyd Blackman

This building is a group value example, comprising offices and a workshop, likely dating from the early to mid-18th century, although it has undergone significant alterations, including 20th-century changes. It was probably connected to the stone trade from Ralph Allen’s quarries, as historical maps show a wharf nearby. The main range is a small, two-story house set gable-end to the street, with a long, single-story service wing attached at an angle to the right, and a two-story hipped workshop. The main range has three plain sash windows within splayed surrounds, with an inserted narrow light above the ground-floor sashes flanking a central door. A heavy, plain mid-band is visible, cut through above the doorway. The building has coped gables, a plain appearance to the left, a stack to the right, and a stone modillion eaves cornice. The service wing, also with a pantile roof, incorporates a large 20th-century display window with a door. The workshop block features a pyramidal hipped roof over a range of four 19th-century plank doors with glazed panels above, and similar later doors to the ground floor. The right end of the workshop has a gable wall stopped in brick. The interior was not inspected, but a previous listing mentioned a room with a domed ceiling. Historically, the building was associated with the stone trade from Ralph Allen’s quarries. Despite alterations, it retains architectural interest and is recognized as an earlier house, with historical significance due to its connection to Ralph Allen’s development of the 18th-century stone trade. The modillion cornice and other details reflect the Palladian tradition employed by Wood.