21, Joy Street

This is an early 19th century house and shop, with later 19th century additions to the rear. The building has rendered walls, likely of brick, with exposed brick in parts of the rear wings and a late 19th century addition. The roofs are slate, with one hipped at the corner where Joy Street meets Green Lane; a mid-19th century addition here is covered in corrugated iron. The chimneys are red brick, featuring projecting courses forming a cap, positioned off-centre to the right and on the left side wall facing Green Lane. A shaft of red brick chimney, its top removed, stands against the rear gable wall of Green Lane. A wing parallel to and adjacent to this one, on the right, is of a similar date. A smaller extension to the rear of the main range was likely added in the mid-19th century.

The building is three storeys high and has a four-window range facing Joy Street, a three-window return to Green Lane, and a single window on the rounded corner. The ground floor facing Joy Street was altered in the 20th century, with shop windows set back behind an arcade; the windows facing Green Lane are blocked. Upper-storey windows have sash windows in plain surrounds. The two right-hand windows on each storey facing Joy Street retain their original 12-pane sashes. The second window from the left on the third storey is blind. Towards Green Lane, the right-hand window of each upper storey is also blind; the others have original 12-pane sashes. There is a modillioned and dentilled eaves cornice. A late 19th century addition has a six-panelled door, seemingly reused.

At the rear, visible from the car park in Green Lane, the right-hand rear wing has a 12-paned sash window in the gable wall. An early 19th century bow window with 12-paned sashes is found on the inward-facing side wall. The mid-19th century addition to the main range features two casement windows with margin panes containing coloured glass. The interior has not been inspected.

The building has considerable townscape value when viewed eastwards down Joy Street and is similar to numbers 9 and 10 on the opposite side of the street.