Guinness Brewery — James's Street

Attached ten-bay three-storey office building, built c.1875, having projecting five-bay breakfront to front (east) elevation and cast-iron spiral staircase to north elevation. Mansard slate roof with raised granite parapet having carved cornice and cast-iron rainwater goods. Brown brick walls laid in Flemish bond having cut granite plinth course, rusticated granite quoins and channelled quoins to breakfront. Cast-iron brackets over openings to first floor. Cast-iron decorative lamp standard projecting from quoins to south-east corner. Round-headed openings to second floor, segmental-headed openings to first floor front, set within shared vertical recesses, having red brick surrounds, dropped granite keystones, red brick voussoirs, tripartite timber sash windows having one-over-one panes, and continuous cut granite sill courses. Round-headed window openings with one-over-one pane timber sash windows to second floor north elevation, segmental-headed window openings having two-over-two pane timber sash windows to first floor, red brick surrounds throughout. Some partially blocked openings to front. Cast-iron lifting gear over opening to second floor front, with double-leaf timber battened doors and cast-iron railings to window openings underneath. Arcade of round-headed openings to ground floor to front and north elevation with cut granite impost course, double-leaf half-glazed timber panelled doors with sidelights and overlights, red brick surrounds, some blocked or having recent doors or cast-iron gates inserted. Doorcase to front comprising round-headed door opening with stepped channelled granite surround, entablature having carved triglyphs, overhanging cornice with mutules, double-leaf glazed timber door and fanlight. Square-headed door opening to south elevation having double-leaf timber battened door and overlight. Cast-iron spiral staircase to north elevation having wrought-iron handrails and two landings.