Caffe Noto — Francis Street

Corner-sited terraced three-storey former grocery, built c.1875, subsequently adapted as bank, having six-bay east elevation and two-bay north elevation, shopfront to both elevations. Recently extended upwards with additional storey. Now in use as café. Recent flat roof. Cut limestone parapet with carved cornice and frieze, red brick chimneystacks and cast-iron rainwater goods. Red brick laid in Flemish bond to walls, with cut limestone corner-pilasters. Segmental-headed window openings having bull-nosed limestone surrounds, one-over-one pane timber sash windows, carved limestone continuous sill course to second floor, cornice over shopfront forming continuous sill course to first floor. Carved limestone shopfront to ground floor comprising limestone pilasters supporting round arches forming arcade, decorative panels to spandrels, frieze and cornice. Pediment to cornice to east elevation, with carved Portland stone panel to tympanum. Round-headed window openings having timber framed windows, limestone sills with cast-iron spikes and panelled risers. Carved limestone plinth course. Round-headed door opening to front and east elevations, having double-leaf half-glazed timber panelled doors and overlights. Carriage arch to south of east elevation, with red brick laid in Flemish bond to wall. Segmental-headed opening having carved limestone surround and double-leaf timber battened doors.