The General Office building was built in 1915-16 for the Ebbw Vale Iron and Steel Company to the designs of Veall & Sant of Cardiff, architects. It is designed in the Free Dutch/Baroque style and is an impressively long range of red brick, with extensive detail in buff coloured ashlar. It has artificial slate roofs. The building consists of a central two-storey entrance block, with long single storey wings, and a tall clock tower to the South end, which was originally intended as the centrepiece.

It was listed as a very fine and rare survival of an industrial office complex, with much of its character and detail well-preserved. It was also designed by a leading firm of Cardiff architects to an unusually high specification, reflecting the great prosperity of the steelworks in the Edwardian period.

See also nprn:-34135, Ebbw Vale Steelworks

Source:- Cadw listed buildings, NJR 05/02/2009

There have been recent proposals to house the Gwent Records Office, a visitor centre and a steelworks exhibition featuring artefacts from the Ebbw Vale Archive Trust, in the Office Building.

Reference: South Wales Argos, 30 June 2009.