Westgate Chambers/Westgate Buildings (Nos.170-173 Consecutive)

Westgate Chambers, also known as Westgate Buildings, is a large commercial building dating from the 19th century. It stands four storeys tall with attics and features generally sash windows beneath a steep lead roof, showcasing a Northern European Renaissance style.

The building has five bays, with a central attic gable that includes three sash windows, accented by a Dutch pediment and flanking octagonal buttresses. On each side, there are two additional attic gables that feature paired sash windows with segmental pediments. The third floor displays three sash windows in each bay, supported by a continuous iron balcony on stone brackets. The second floor is characterized by bowed oriel windows that are flanked by mullion and transom windows. The first floor features a large multi-light semi-circular window at the centre, adorned with relief spandrels, while the outer bays have Venetian-derived windows with a central arched window flanked by camber-headed windows, and pairs of small arched windows above. The entrance doorway on the ground floor is offset to the left of centre and is topped with an open pediment that includes a cartouche and swags, along with the inscription "Westgate Buildings." The ground floor also has modern shopfronts for four shops.