Stoke'S Warehouse

1. SILVER STREET 1594 (South Side) No 53

SU 1429 NW 3/323 28.2.52. II GV 2. Late C18 early C19. 3 storeys colourwashed stucco. The premises include Stoke's Warehouse to New Canal. Silver Street front band between storeys, band cornice and brick parapet with stone coping. 4 windows to upper floors, recessed sashes, glazing bars intact, all with Venetian shutters. On ground floor early Cl9 double shop front with 2 low windows, no glazing bars, modern glazed central door with plain semi-circular fanlight, moulded frame and flanking pilasters under later frieze supported by 5 Doric columns. Secondary door with semi-circular fanlight converted to window. The front to New Canal is an early C19 warehouse of 3 storeys red brick with some grey headers. Low pitch gable end slate roof with flat eaves to bay front with off centre superimposed hatches, the top one with deeply cantilevered gable over. Cast iron hoist with circles in spandrel adjoining. Smaller cast iron hoist to right also on 2nd floor. 9 windows to upper floors, 2 blind on each floor, 2 light thin mullioned small paned iron casements with cambered arches. Ground floor has double mid C19 shop front to left with panelled pilaster frame, frieze and moulded cornice. To right altered doors and windows. Lower 3 storey section of 2 bays to right with flat eaves on paired brackets 2 large 3 light wood casements 2nd floor. 1st floor has one similar casement and 4 pane sash in flush frame. 2 later sash windows on ground floor.

Nos 51 to 59 (odd) form a group.

Listing NGR: SU1434329917