The Academy — Pearse Street

Detached seven-bay two-storey over basement office building, built 1824, with attic accommodation and thee-bay pedimented central breakfront to front (south) elevation, fronting former factory to rear (north) elevation. Later was used as concert hall and cinema. Now in use as offices. M-profile pitched slate roof, half-hipped to west end to rear, rendered chimneystack having clay pots, cast-iron rainwater goods. Carved granite entablature and cornice over smooth rendered walls with paired pilasters to breakfront, granite quoins and rendered walls to basement to front, brown brick laid in English garden wall bond and squared rubble limestone walls to east and west elevations. Square-headed window openings having granite sills and replacement timber sliding sash windows, those to west elevation with brick surrounds. Diocletian window opening having cornice forming continuous sill course to apex of pediment. Square-headed door openings with replacement timber doorcases, replacement leaded overlights and replacement single- and double-leaf timber panelled doors. Replacement mild steel railings on carved granite plinth wall, enclosing basement area. Nosed granite steps to doors. Located to north side of Pearse Street.