Riddel Building, 87-91 Ann Street, Belfast, County Antrim, BT1

An attached High Victorian four-storey seven-bay warehouse of c1865 in a terrace on Ann Street, designed by Thomas Jackson & Sons in polychrome brick fronting five stories of galleries supported on cast iron columns and beams, lit originally by a cast iron and glass roof. Located in Belfast city centre, on Ann Street, close to the River Lagan Roof is not visible from the street, but is presumed slate, with tall yellow brick chimneystacks. Some remaining cast iron rainwater goods. Walling is of cream brick with polychrome decoration; Newry granite to ground floor. Openings are infilled with concrete block (unless otherwise stated). Front (North) elevation: Symmetrical cream brick elevation with polychrome decoration, four storeys high and seven bays wide. Ground floor of Newry granite has arched openings with richly carved sandstone reveals and capitals, and carved roundels in the spandrels between openings. The central bay is wider, segmental headed, and has a sheeted timber carriageway door. At first floor the windows are round-headed with substantial stone reveals and keystones, and a smaller pair of windows in the central bay. At the second floor windows are smaller, segmental-headed and with polychrome brick heads, while at the third floor the windows are smaller still, round-headed and paired under red and black brick arches, with a triplet window in the central bay. Above the deep cornice is a parapet pierced between the structural openings. The roof is not visible from the street and is sarked below but presumably is slate. Although heavily encrusted with soot the front elevation stonework is richly carved and the brickwork has coloured banding. The side elevation to the W is partly visible and is in red common brick; the E side is a party wall, and there was no access to the rear elevation but rectangular d/h sash windows survive at the second floor rear and are blocked up at first floor level. The rear elevation is abutted by smaller buildings within Ann Street PSNI precinct; fully abutted to east by adjoining red brick former bank. Setting Street fronted, located on Ann Street number of substantial late Victorian buildings in the vicinity, west of the nearby former docks. Roof: slate/cast iron & glass Walls: brick/stone RWG: Cast iron Windows: Timber