Listed Building: Wharf House, Crick Wharf (12/10002)

Wharfinger's house. C1815 with later alterations. Possibly designed by Benjamin Bevan in the 'Old Grand Union' style found elsewhere on the Leicester Line. T-plan. Painted brick with hipped slate roofs with tall external wall stacks. Symmetrical front to wharf. 2 storeys, 3 bays. Central doorway with part glazed C20 door and glazed overlight. C20 open porch with felt roof. On either side, a single 3-light casement window flanked by rectangular shutter recesses. Above, a central 2 light casement, flanked by single 3-light casements, similar to those below. All openings have cambered arches. All casements are late C19 or early C20. Adjoining to left, a single storey Wharfinger's office. Painted brick. Pitched slate roof with gable end stack. Off-centre doorway with plank door. To right, a single 3-light casement, similar to those on the house. A little altered example of a canal wharf house, of a type now increasingly rare.

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Apr 1 2009 4:04PM