print works — Abbey Street Middle

Terraced three-bay three-storey print works, built c.1922, now vacant. Roof concealed behind brick parapet with granite coping, replacement uPVC rainwater goods. Red brick walling laid to Flemish bond from above first floor sill level, ground floor clad in reconstituted stone tiles. Square-headed window openings to first and second floors, double-width central window, all with projecting cast concrete surrounds and sills. Multiple-pane timber window to second floor and replacement uPVC to first floor. Ground floor openings comprise double-height central opening with aluminium roller shutter, with recessed steel door to west end in chamfered concrete surround with multiple-pane over-light over concrete lintel. To east is low-level multiple-pane timber window with steel grille over surmounted by concrete lintel and large multiple-pane timber window. Sign beneath lintel reads 'Independent Newspapers'.