135 high Street

This building is an Art Deco style structure, likely dating to the 1930s, situated on the High Street and the corner of Brighton Road. The exterior is primarily brown brick with buff faience detailing, notable for the red ribbing on the tower and entrance bay. The ground floor entrances and shop fronts feature black tiles and vitriolite panels. The roof is constructed from corrugated asbestos. A two-storied, circular entrance block at the corner is made of black vitriolite on the ground floor and buff faience above, with an open design extending through the full height internally. A wrap-around canopy, painted with blue ribbing and curved brackets, sits over a matching fascia, supported by black-tiled columns. The upper windows are divided by cylindrical piers. Modern lettering is displayed above. The tower is set back behind this entrance block and is distinguished by a swept ribbed faience panel forming an asymmetrically curved roof, with banded brickwork to the side and inside elevations. To the right of the entrance block, a low four-window bay features twin panelled exit doors, with a pilastered wall indicating the auditorium's setback. The Brighton Street return has channelled brickwork at ground floor level and three long windows above, connected by bands of projecting brick. The upper storey exhibits narrow windows and channelled brickwork.

A three-storied, four-window shop block fronts the auditorium to the south (addressed as 135-141 High Street). This section has curved corners, with two central bays advanced. The shop fronts retain largely their original glazing, encased in black vitriolite fascias and green and black panelled surrounds. Upper windows have been altered and are set within rusticated brick bands. The building holds fine contemporary interiors. The longitudinal entrance hall displays overpainted detailing including half-columns, channelled bands, and quatrefoil bronze and bakelite light pendants to the panelled ceiling, complemented by matching wall lights. Twin staircases ascend via half-landings, featuring metal handrails and stepped skirtings, leading to an upper foyer which retains original double doors. The auditorium's interior retains much of its original detail, although the balcony area has been partitioned. The proscenium arch displays curved jambs flanked by Art Deco trapezoidal panels with horizontal ribs over original fretwork patterns. A full-width overarch covers the reinforced curved ceiling. Further original detailing includes double doors with glazing, ribbed overdoors, and a fretwork frieze to the rear of the curved balcony.