Harold Arnold Building.
Harold Arnold Building.
Harold Arnold was a joiner who established himself in business in 1850 on Silver Street. He became a house builder but soon took on other work including various chapels in the area. In 1879 he erected the building on Printing Office Street.
The building is interesting for its fine display of ornamental brickwork as well as the tiles. By 1881 the firm employed 75 people but Harold Arnold died the following year. His son, William Sayles Arnold, took over the business.
W S Arnold built himself a house on Printing Office Street in 1883. The firm’s yard was located between the house and the workshops. Arnold continued to live in his house until 1888 but eventually he built another much grander residence, Edenfield, in 1894. The house stands at the top of the Town Field and today it is used as a conference centre.
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Heading back down Printing Office Street, we reach Priory Walk, which will take us htrough to the High Street, where we can see our next Green Plaque, just inside the Pillars that were once part of the Subscription Betting Rooms.
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