22 Bangor Street

A row of 6 shops with dwellings above, consisting of 3 storeys with attic, in a bold and enriched Victorian classical style. The walls are painted roughcast and the roof is of slate, mainly retaining original thick slates though partly renewed. Each premises occupies 2 bays, with the right-hand property (No. 14) being narrower. The lower-storey shop fronts are framed by bold fluted Ionic pilasters with fascia and cornice incorporating a dentil frieze. The pilasters have been cut through to No. 22 where a late 19th-century shop front has been inserted, though the cornice of the original fascia is partly visible. Above the shops, each premises is framed by panelled pilasters separately articulated to each floor, leading to an entablature and a deep bracketed eaves cornice. In the middle storey, the windows have moulded sill bands, Corinthian pilasters and moulded tympana decorated with anthemion and other relief foliage, the moulding continuing as an impost band. Capitals to the pilasters are missing from Nos. 18, 20 and 22. No. 22 retains its original 4-pane sash windows, but windows in the others have been replaced. In the upper storey, the windows have corbelled sill bands and moulded keyed architraves. Nos. 20, 22 and 24 retain original 4-pane sash windows, but the others are replaced. The end premises (Nos. 14 and 24) retain their original dormers. On the left side, No. 24 has a pair of 4-pane sash windows, but the gable has been removed. On the right side is a pair of replaced windows beneath a cornice on foliage-enriched consoles, a gable with plain barge boards, and a semi-circular panel with anthemion and other foliage in relief.

The right side wall, of scribed roughcast, has an angle pilaster and cornice over the shop window, above which are replaced windows in original moulded architraves. A central attic window has a renewed sash window, and to the right is a renewed tall and narrow stair window.

The 2-window rear elevations are roughcast (rendered to No. 18). They have half dormers and tall and narrow stair lights to the right side, except No. 14 which has a stair window in the side wall. Some sash windows are retained.

The original shop front of No. 22 has been replaced by a 19th-century front comprising polished-granite pilasters and panelled end brackets to a painted wooden fascia inscribed 'Williams Jones'. There is elaborate mosaic to the entrance with 'Silversmith & Optician' and 'Williams Jones' in lettering. The window features plate glass with curving displays to a deep lobby entrance. A wooden roller shutter with original fittings is partially altered.

The shop unit survives almost intact, lined with glass-fronted cabinets with a lower double tier of drawers and dentil cornice. The ceiling and entablature are covered in textured paper with raised geometric patterning and floral motifs. Plasterwork rose and cornice remain. To the rear left is a partitioned office space with desk, shelves and cupboards. A corridor to the side serves the display cabinets. To the rear, the workshop and house over upper floors and rear wing survive with original layout, detail including fireplaces, skirtings, doors and doorcases, and decorative schemes. The stair features a swept handrail. Kitchen and pantry with ranges are present. A cellar with range is also extant.