Monument record 7196/28 - Former leather dressing works, Westfield Avenue

This small single-storey curriery stands on the north side of Westfields Avenue. It consists of a single north-lit range blind to the street except for an entrance at the west end. There is a second entrance, accompanied by a window and a painted sign reading 'Office' on the east gable. On the rear, at the west end, there is a boiler house chimney and a segmental headed window to its west. The boiler house is a corrugated iron lean-to and there are other lean tos against this wall. The chimney is toothed for an extension that appears never to have been built. The walls are of Fletton bricks and incorporate iron ties, possibly for internal line shafting or other fixtures. The south front incorporates a number of vents.

{1} Industrial building, Westfield Avenue
Small industrial building on Westfield Avenue painted sign on the side for 'JW Barker and Sons'. Now used by Harmatan Ltd and Oakridge Ltd. Possibly linked to leather dressing works further down the road. Film 5, photo 13.

{2} This small single-storey curriery stands on the north side of Westfields Avenue. It consists of a single north-lit range blind to the street except for an entrance at the west end. There is a second entrance, accompanied by a window and a painted sign reading 'Office' on the east gable. On the rear, at the west end, there is a boiler house chimney and a segmental headed window to its west. The boiler house is a corrugated iron lean-to and there are other lean tos against this wall. The chimney is toothed for an extension that appears never to have been built. The walls are of Fletton bricks and incorporate iron ties, possibly for internal line shafting or other fixtures. The south front incorporates a number of vents.

<1> Ballinger J., 1999, Northamptonshire Extensive Urban Survey: Industrial Period, (unchecked) (Digital archive). SNN4.

<2> ENGLISH HERITAGE, 2000, Northamptonshire Boot and Shoe Survey, Higham Site 8 (Catalogue). SNN105075.

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