Survey Data
Reg No
20841012
Rating
Regional
Categories of Special Interest
Architectural, Artistic
Original Use
Store/warehouse
Historical Use
Shop/retail outlet
In Use As
Outbuilding
Date
1920 - 1940
Coordinates
111906, 33805
Date Recorded
01/04/2008
Date Updated
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Description
Attached five-bay two-storey warehouse and retail outlet, built c.1930, with disused shopfront to ground floor. Recent extension to rear (east elevation). Hipped slate roof with rendered chimneystack and cast-iron rainwater goods. Roughcast rendered walls. Square-headed openings with tripartite timber casement windows and concrete sills. Timber shopfront to south end of west elevation comprising pilasters supporting console brackets with pediment motifs, fascia board and cornice. Square-headed opening with single fixed pane display window. Square-headed door opening with double-leaf timber panelled doors and overlight.
Appraisal
This building is a prominent landmark within the streetscape and attests to the industrial heritage of the town. The timber casement windows and timber shopfront add interest to the façade.