People questioned the building's supposed 'beauty'
Oriel Chambers on Water Street in the city centre has a rich history, it was designed by architect Peter Ellis and built in 1864. Due to its importance, the building was later listed as Grade I.
It said: "The plainest brick warehouse in town is infinitely superior as a building to that large agglomeration of protruding plate-glass bubbles in Water Street termed Oriel Chambers. But later in the 20th century, Oriel Chambers was regarded much more favourably. Architectural historian, Nikolaus Pevsner called it "one of the most remarkable buildings of its date in Europe". Today, the building looks a little different to when it was first built.
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