Former offices of Abbot & Wickett

The former offices of Abbot & Wickett, built in 1891, are located on the north side of Station Road in Redruth. This single-storey office building features a rectangular plan and is constructed of granite ashlar and red brick with elvan dressings, topped by a slate roof. The design is eclectic, with three symmetrical bays, a plinth, and rusticated corner pilasters. The central round-headed doorway has panelled double doors and a fanlight with curvilinear tracery, framed by an elaborate architrave that includes a fluted keystone, foliated spandrels, and two-stage pilasters. Fluted consoles support a pediment that breaks the eaves and is surmounted by a finial, with the date 1891 inscribed in the pediment. The outer bays are nearly filled by large segmental-headed windows with stone architraves and round-headed lights featuring original curvilinear tracery. The roof is adorned with bands of fishscale slates, coped gables, and gable chimneys. The interior is understood to have been altered. This building served as the office for Abbot and Wickett, who were traders in stocks and shares. James Wickett, a notable figure in Redruth and involved in the tin mining industry in Malaysia, co-founded the business with Samuel Abbot in 1880. It is suggested that the building was designed by the Redruth architect James Hicks.