Survey Data
Reg No
20906011
Rating
Regional
Categories of Special Interest
Architectural, Social
Original Use
Creamery
In Use As
Studio
Date
1960 - 1965
Coordinates
137862, 76010
Date Recorded
02/04/2009
Date Updated
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Description
Detached multiple-bay double-height former creamery, built 1962. Canopies supported on concrete columns to front (west) and rear (east) elevations. Now in use as recording studio and apartment. Flat bitumen roof, with northern end raised, chimneystack attached to side (south) elevation. Roughcast rendered walls with rendered plinth. Square-headed window openings having fixed timber-framed plate glass windows. Square-headed door openings to front elevation with timber battened doors, central door opening havingq1 flight of concrete steps. Timber sliding doors to rear elevation loading bay openings. Recent outbuildings to front of site having pitched corrugated-iron roofs and rendered walls.
Appraisal
This fine example of modern architecture demonstrates that a utilitarian building does not need to compromise on design and detailing. Much of the significant fabric has been retained and its character remains intact. Constructed in 1962 to cater for the needs of the surrounding agricultural community, this creamery remained in use until 1982. It is an interesting and rare example of well-executed modernism in a rural context.