3 And 4, Pitt Street

Nos. 3 and 4 Pitt Street is a building that originally served as the Court of Probate and is now used as offices. It was constructed in 1858 by the architects Fulljames and Waller. The building features rock-faced rubble in courses with dressed stone details, and it has steeply pitched hipped and gabled red tiled roofs with projecting, timber-lined eaves. The main block of No. 3 has two triangular dormers on the outer slopes of the roof and decorative wrought-iron cresting along the ridge, along with ashlar stacks that have clustered flue shafts. The design is in a picturesque Gothic style, with various sized units arranged to fit the corner site; the largest unit is a substantial block at the eastern end with a steeply pitched hipped roof, while the other units are set back to the west and north.

The exterior of the building is one and two storeys high, designed to evoke a romantic medieval appearance. It has an offset plinth with chamfered ashlar capping and asymmetrical entrances facing Pitt Street. The entrance to No. 3 is approximately in the centre and features a gabled porch with an arched doorway and hoodmould. To the left of the porch is the single-storey main block. The front of the main block includes a window with eight arched lights of equal size, each with trefoiled heads, and the stone jambs and mullions are faced with marble shafts that support the outer mouldings of the arches. Additionally, on the front of No. 3, there is an inscription in a stone panel in raised Gothic lettering that reads: "Gloucester Court of Probate MDCCCVIII."

Inside No. 3, the entrance lobby has an encaustic tile floor. To the right, the main block consists of a single chamber with a high open timber roof, where the feet of the trusses are restrained by a system of iron tie rods. The windows on the entrance front and east are framed by polished marble shafts, similar to the exterior, and there are oriel windows. Only the interior of the main block has been inspected.