Wan-Ho Chinese Takeaway, 10 Merchants Quay, Newry, Co Down, BT35 6AH

Wan-Ho Chinese Takeaway is a three and a half storey, two-bay corner building of ashlar granite with rendered returns, located at the junction of Merchants Quay and Edward Street. The pitched roof is covered with artificial slates and features overhanging boxed eaves with bargeboards on the gables, a rendered chimney on the right gable, Velux skylights on each pitch, and metal rainwater goods.

The front and side elevations display finely dressed granite ashlar on the first and second floors; all other walls are cement rendered. Windows throughout have semi-exposed boxes set close to the external wall face. All windows are top-hung casement type with granite cills; those on the first floor have metal security grilles, and second floor windows are diminished in size.

The main shop entrance is positioned diagonally at the right corner of the facade and comprises two tongue-and-groove timber leaves with a rectangular transom light above. To the left is a separate entrance door to the upper floors, a six-panel door with a plain rectangular transom light. Between these doors is a large fixed timber shop window divided into 12 lights in a 4x3 arrangement, with the top left and right lights being top-hung.

A timber fascia board runs between ground and first floor, carrying a plastic box sign reading "Wan-Ho Chinese & European Take-Away" with three spotlights above. A satellite dish and projecting name sign project from the lower right corner of the first floor. A cast-iron rainwater pipe descends the left side of the facade.

The right gable features an identical large shop window towards its lower right end, with the timber fascia continuing around the corner. At attic level on this gable is a single-pane window set right of centre, and a water pipe runs diagonally from second floor cill level to the right side, continuing vertically to ground.

The rear elevation comprises a one and a half storey return at the left and a three-storey stairwell return at the right. The left return has a pitched artificial slate roof and a tall chimney rising from its street-facing wall. A painted timber door with timber jambs and horizontal head sits at ground level, with two horizontally-divided 2/2 exposed box sliding sash windows above, fitted with metal grilles. An external metal stairway runs up the yard side of this building. The three-storey stairwell return at right has a pitched artificial slate roof married into the rear pitch of the main roof, with windows on its end gable at intervals between each floor and attic level. The main block's rear wall features two windows on its second floor.