Building record 1681/0/42 - Wallis's Mill (Wythe, Holland, Udall Partnership)

Built in 1873-4 by Messrs. Wallis and Linnell, as a clothing factory, to give maximum natural light to each floor. Squared coursed limestone with slate roof. Also listed as address: Back Lane, Brigstock.

{1} Shown as No.50 on Ordnance Survey Map. Factory, now office. C.1873-4. Squared coursed limestone with slate roof. Rectangular single-depth plan. 4 storeys. South-west elevation of 13-window range. Centre 3 bays break forward slightly, with a gable over. Arch-head windows with ashlar surrounds and keyblocks. Windows have cast-iron glazing bars and centre opening lights. Doorway to far right has similar surround and C20 door. Chamfered plinth and ashlar quoins. Hipped roof. Gable has arch-head niche with bell. Side elevations each of 2 bays. North-east elevation, to rear, is similar, without central gable. Metal fire escape stair. Interior not inspected. Built by Messrs. Wallis and Linnell, as a clothing factory, to give maximum natural light to each floor. (Buildings of England: Northamptonshire, p.122).

{3} {4} Imposing four-storey factory constructed of stone in 1873 for Frederic Wallis as a clothing factory, becoming part of Wallis and Linnell which operated until 1979. Note the narrowness of the building compared to its length, so as to maximise illumination from the semi-circular metal framed windows. Now converted to offices. Photo.

{7} Undated photo;

<1> Clews Architects, 1980s, Database for Listing of Historic Buildings of Special Architectural Interest: Northamptonshire, 15/82 (checked) (Digital archive). SNN102353.

<2> List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest ("Greenback"), G09 (unchecked) (Catalogue). SNN41470.

<3> Northamptonshire Industrial Archaeology Group, 2001, A Guide To The Industrial Heritage Of Northamptonshire, site 48 (checked) (Gazetteer). SNN104759.

<4> Northamptonshire Industrial Archaeology Group, 2011, A Guide To The Industrial Heritage of Northamptonshire (2nd Edition), Site 51 (checked) (Gazetteer). SNN107622.

<5> Pevsner N.; Cherry B., 1973, The Buildings of England: Northamptonshire, p.122 (unchecked) (Series). SNN1320.

<6> Northamptonshire Industrial Archaeology Group, 1996-2013, Northamptonshire Industrial Archaeology Group Newsletter, Issue 97 p.2 (unchecked) (Newsletter). SNN55360.

<7> Photographs of buildings in Brigstock (Photographs). SNN111673.

<8> Hanson, K, 2022, An Archaeological Historic Building Survey Lvl 2 for: Wallis's Mills Old Dry Lane, Brigstock, Northamptonshire, https://doi.org/10.5284/1116176 (Report). SNN114062.

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Jul 23 2024 3:10PM