Two-storey, dichromatic brick with double-arch, round-headed fenestration, cast-stone details and classically-inspired metal cornice (c. 1900).

Ground Floor – Shop-fronts are crushed by dark, mirrored fascias spanning between three piers; these comprise almost half of floor height. Traditional elements of stall-riser, windows, upper shop-front glazing and fascia, are replaced by low wall, window and fascia glass, above which original wooden cornice remains. Within this great, glazed expanse, lettering is appealingly modest, especially at no. 142.

Second Floor – Very elegant, red-brick arcade of six, round-arch bays, each housing inner arch in buff brick, extends between lateral pilasters. Sills, imposts and keystones are of cast-stone, with outer arches built of triple-rows of red-brick headers. Original 1/1 windows (with metal storms) have stained-glass, transom windows in all six apertures. Brick stringcourse above is below typical machicolations, bringing wall-plane forward to plane of pilasters.

Cornice and Parapet – Façade is crowned with metal cornice composed of modest lower moulding, frieze, fine dentils and projecting, upper profiles which return back into pilasters. Modest parapet piers above pilasters have cast-stone copings, and low parapet spans between, capped with glazed, jointed, terra-cotta tiles.

142A Hurontario
Bare lengths of angle-iron above entry to lane provide opportunity for decorative elements and signage, as suggested by Peter Stokes. This is an opportunity still waiting to be realized.