Premises Of Ae Monson

The premises of AE Monson is a warehouse located on the wharf, dating from 1847. It features rusticated Plymouth limestone ashlar pilaster piers that are spanned by dressed segmental arches at the ground floor. The rest of the façade is made of coursed rubble with Plymouth limestone dressings, including voussoirs for the segmental arches, and has a dry slate roof with a hip at the front. The building has a fairly deep rectangular plan and stands four storeys tall with a symmetrical front.

The first floor has three windows, while above it is a tall loading bay with doors on two levels. Architectural details include a plinth to the pilasters with stepped capitals and imposts, a string course above, and a mid-floor string that is interrupted by the tall loading opening. The parapet has a coping and a stepped centre with a datestone above. To the left of the loading doorway on the upper floor, there is a large rotatable iron hoist bracket mounted on wall bearings.

The openings decrease in height from the ground floor upwards: the third floor has 2-light casements, the second floor has 2-light transomed casements, the first floor features 4-pane horned sashes with paired sashes in the wider central opening, and the ground floor has a pair of original 12-pane hornless sashes flanked by doorways with original 3-pane overlights and 6-panel doors that resemble pairs of doors. The interior has not been inspected but is likely to be as unaltered as the exterior.