Description

UNION STREET
1.
1577
(West Side)
No 81
SZ 5992 2/362

II GV

2.
Probably contemporary with No 81. Corner site with Pier Street (the lower
end of St Thomas Street). Three storeys red brick and grey headers, rendered
plinth. Low pitch hipped slate roof concealed by rendered parapet, moulded
cornice. Three windows to Union Street, recessed, altered to casements,
enlarged to North, mullioned and transomed of four leaded lights. Flat
ganged brick arches, block sills. Frame of mid C19 shop front with broad
Doric pilasters, frieze and mcdillion cornice. Later glazing to windows
except in last bay to corner which has a sash window of four large panes,
the upper ones with rounded corners. The shop door is set across corner,
(underneath right angle of cornice and frieze) and is flanked by pilasters,
rectangular fanlight over. The shop front is continued on Pier Street
front for one bay, the window similar to that in the end bay on Union
Street with addition of panelled risers. The North front to Pier Street
has three windows similar to Southern ones on Union Street, the rest
have been altered to superimposed canted bays on first and second floor
and to the West enlarged mullioned and transomed leaded casements. The
last bay to West is possibly a later addition. Entrance adjacent to shop
front on this side has recessed panelled door with semi-circular fanlight,
stepped surround, flanked by Doric pilasters, rendered architrave with
large keystone over.

Nos 78 to 81 (consec) form a group.

Listing NGR: SZ5929092902

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26532830

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Recommended Books

• 
  Drawing up a Local Listed Building Consent Order: Historic England Advice Note 6
• 
  London 4: North: North v. 4 (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
• 
  Liverpool: Pevsner City Guide (Pevsner Architectural Guides: City Guides)
• 
  London 6: Westminster (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England): Westminster v. 6
• 
  Old House Handbook: A Practical Guide to Care and Repair
• 
  Old House Handbook: A Practical Guide to Care and Repair by Hunt. Roger ( 2008 ) Hardcover