St. Nicholas Street, General Post Office

This building was listed Grade II in 1971 with the following description:
'Former post office. 1871-74 by James Williams. Sandstone ashlar; roof not visible. Classical style.
Four storeys, three bays. Two superimposed Giant Orders: Roman Doric on two lower floors and Corinthian above. Fluted ground-floor band. Central porch in antis contains recessed double door and overlight, flanked by narrow windows; tripartite sash window above. Sashes in outer bays flanked by pilasters. First floor entablature has triglyph and guttae frieze. Sash windows in architraves, those on second floor with apron balustrades and bracketed pediments, the central segmental on Ionic pilasters. Third floor patterned sill band. Rusticated quoins and top entablature with central panel: POST OFFICE in low relief. Wide dentilled eaves cornice. One bay set back at right in plainer style. Stone area balustrade with chamfered moulded coping.'
McCombie (2009) describes the building as 'a splendid tall composition' and dates it to 1873-6. Converted 1998-2001 by the Alan J. Smith Partnership, later Red Box Design Group, to architect's office, art gallery and flats, extending through to Westgate Road into the 1890s extension to the rear. LISTED GRADE 2