Arthur Chambers, 4-14 Arthur Street, Belfast, Co Antrim, BT1 4GD

A four storey H-shaped commercial building on the east side of Arthur Street, built c.1905. Pitched, natural slate roof with modern rooflights behind solid parapet. The parapet is stone coped with volutes framing central segmental gable with a panel of brown stucco lettering “ARTHUR CHAMBERS”. Rainwater pipes are square metal to front, uPVC to rear. Walls are mainly brick, Flemish bond and raised strings, with pebble dash rendered panels to upper floors; all window openings have exaggerated, tall keystones of red sandstone and moulded stone cills. The third floor windows are round arches, except for central pair which have segmental arched heads; the second floor windows are segmental arches; the first floor windows are segmental arches except for central window which has a round arch. The windows are timber casements with overlights. The door to 6 Arthur St. is original 4 panelled with a single pane overlight with gold lettering; the door to 10 is a replacement 3 panelled with two overlights. The shop fronts are modern. The main west elevation is symmetrical around the central gable; 9 windows wide to first and second floors; the windows on the third floor are doubled in the brick panels and are two in the central gabled section, giving 12 windows. The doors are positioned between the shops under the second and sixth windows. The north elevation is abutted by a four storey building HB26/50/096. The rear east elevation is obscured at ground level by the extended shops. The upper floors have two extended wings. The window openings are generally flat arched 3 pane 1/1 and 2/1 timber sash windows, with some first and second floor openings with segmental arches. The south elevation is abutted by a five storey building HB26/50/100. Setting: 4-14 Arthur St. Sits directly on the pavement of the pedestrian street. Abutting to the north is HB26/50/096 and to the south is HB26/50/100 creating a continuous terrace of red brick buildings. Schedule: Roof: Natural slate. Walls: Brick and render. Windows: Timber casements and sashes. RWG: Metal and uPVC.