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Listing:
This group of buildings comprises a
central three storey section with fine gauged brick, flat and segmental
arches over openings, plus two unmatched two storey ranges to the East
and West. That to the West has been substantially altered but the East
building, although plain, is unaltered. William Jones is listed as a
brass founder at these premises
Comment: The works here still seem to be in
full swing. This building is an archetype of Wolverhampton
industrial premises. It has red brick walls with blue brick
details, segmental arch windows with iron frames; and it seems to have
grown with the business within. The centre section is of classier
pressed brick with a pediment and wooden window frames, where the
offices would have been. The building is narrow - to let light in
from both sides. All this is typical of the town - even its size
is about average: there were, eventually, some larger ones and many
smaller ones, but nearly all in the same style which is, in effect,
Wolverhampton vernacular. There are not many of them left.
Those that are, like this one, must be preserved.
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