Former Colliery Workmen’s Institute

Simplified Dutch style, built of grey Pennant stone, with extensive red brick detail. Slate roof with two large ventilators to ridge. E end gable chimney of red brick; also low stack on S side. Two storeys, set on high basement. Entrance front (W) of five bays, divided by red brick pilaster-strips. Moulded brick stringcourses between storeys, also at sill and window-head levels. Moulded brick cornice with shaped gable above, divided into five bays by pilaster strips terminating in terracotta finials with anthemion detail. Between the pilasters, terracotta copings rising in concave stages to ball finial at apex. Clock in centre of gable, with brick surround. Basement and ground floor windows with C20 glazing, segmental heads, brick surrounds. Tall round arched first floor windows, brick surrounds and terracotta keystones: windows have been blocked. Centre bay has projecting square red brick porch rising to base of gable. Round arched openings to ground floor stage, with door facing W; windows to sides (door and windows all C20). Tall upper stage of porch has angle-pilasters, with small round windows set high up to each side. Moulded brick cornice. N side of six bays and three storeys. Pilaster strips and stringcourses as front. Windows as facade, the tall upper windows with smaller windows inserted. Similarly detailed S side: attached towards E end is lower four storey former caretaker’s house, now used as medical centre. House is of three narrow bays, rendered with brick detail to quoins, and window surrounds: C20 glazing. Slate roof and broad S end gable brick chimney stack.

Modernised interior. Large upper room with two-stage raised dais to rear: painted timber panelled fronts.