Exterior
Large printing works complex of irregular quadrangular plan. Predominantly of 3 and 2 storeys, the buildings are constructed of limestone rubble and brick, the principal, street-facing ranges whitened; slate roofs. The primary section faces the street on the L and consists of a 3-storey range with rubble ground and first floors and brick second floor, the latter an addition of the mid or third-quarter C19. All openings have segmental heads, those to the ground and first floors with dressed stone voussoirs; projecting stone sills throughout. The range consists of an asymmetrical 4-bay main section with a further bay to the L, angled to follow the street line. The latter bay has an entrance with boarded door and pegged frame, with a 4-pane fixed window to its L. Above this are small 2-part 8-pane windows, that to the first floor unglazed and that to a mezzanine floor above with replaced, plain-glazed left-hand section. The upper floor has a large C20-pane fixed window. The main, right-hand section of this block has 4 large early C20 6-pane windows to the ground and first floors, with tilting 3-pane upper sections. The second floor has 4 multi-pane windows, as before, of which that to the far R retains its original 20-pane glazing, and the remainder each has a small casement insertion.
Adjoining this range flush to the R is a contemporary 2-storey, 4-bay block with a later (probably third-quarter C19) 3-bay addition to the R. Large depressed entrance arch to the L, giving tunnel access to the rear courtyard; stone voussoirs with projecting stone key. The entrance arch retains its original (restored) vertically-boarded gates; spiked top rail. Windows with 6-pane glazing to both floors, as before; the additional 3-bay section has a marginally shallower roof-pitch with 2 large skylights to the front.
A segmental brick arch with keystone leads to the courtyard. On the L are the first-floor offices, including that of Thomas Gee, which are accessed via a flight of stone steps, partly covered by a slated canopy. Modern door to the R with modern glazing to the principal office window above. A boarded and framed entrance to the R of the entrance arch, on the rear wall of the main range, has a small wooden canted oriel above it; plain sashes and slated roof. Flanking this are large multi-pane cambered windows. Adjoining the office range to the SW, and built into a rise with stepped access to an upper terrace beyond, is the Lino Room. This is a small, single-storey rectangular block of rubble and slate with brick quoins and surrounds. This has a boarded door to the gabled front with cambered head and large flanking windows; similar heads and 20-pane fixed glazing. Large Modern steel-framed windows to the higher R side.
Immediately to the W of this, and closing the quadrangular complex on the SW side, is a large 2-storey block presently containing the Upper- and Lower Comp Rooms. This is a mid or third-quarter C19 brick range with a large entrance off-centre to the L, with one and two flanking windows to the L and R respectively; C20 boarded doors with 4-pane overlight. The windows have 2 and 3-pane vertical plain glazing; all openings have cambered heads. The upper floor has 3 large, cambered, multi-pane windows. Adjoining this range at right-angles to the R is the rubble-built bindery block. This has a further cambered entrance to the ground floor, and modern windows to the R and to the first floor. Extruded in the angle between this and the Comp Room block is a C20 corrugated iron lean to. The range adjoins at right-angles the front, street-facing section (housing the Poster Room), thereby completing the quadrangle. Extruded in the angle between the two ranges is a modern single-storey WC block.