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Corner-sited four-storey friary, built c.1930, having ten-bay front (north) elevation, and six-bays east elevation, rounded corner bay. Roof hidden behind raised granite parapet, copper rainwater goods and cut granite chimneystacks. Bronze statue to roof over corner bay. Cut granite walls, channelled to ground floor, with granite plinth course. Carved granite cornices forming continuous sill courses to first, second and third floors. Square-headed window openings having one-over-one pane timber sash windows. Cut granite architraves and pediments over windows to third floor. Carved granite lugged architrave and cornice over windows to first and second floors. Windows over doorway to front (north) elevation paired, with stepped keystones below cornice. Windows to ground floor set within round-headed arcade having rusticated voussoirs, stepped keystones over, granite sills with cast-iron railings, and granite impost course. Door to front flanked by paired polished granite engaged Ionic columns. Round-headed door opening having carved granite architrave and keystone, double-leaf timber panelled door with plain fanlight opening onto granite steps.
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