We don’t know the architect involved in the design of this remarkable little building but what a skilful exercise in decorative brickwork!
Texture and variation of form are produced by polychromy and the manipulation of standard brick shapes. A band of four rows of bolstered brick above the foundations visually anchors the structure to its base. Two string courses of dark bolstered bricks, banded by smooth-faced cream brick, circle the building, while alternating cream and red bricks form quoins and voussoirs around the door. The parapet and pediment are emphasised by a row of cream bricks laid at 45 degrees to create a saw-tooth effect. The corners are extended out to form pilasters, which are capped by rudimentary capitals of brick.
This humble brick building on Ferry Road deserves a second look...