Building record 1934/0/7 - Nos.1/2 and 3

House, now 2 dwellings. Mid C18

{1} House, now 2 dwellings. Mid C18. Regular coursed limestone with thatch roof. Originally 3-unit plan. 2 storeys. 4-window range of casements , those at ground floor have glazing bars; all under wood lintels. 3 doors between windows, that to far left is 6 panelled and others are C19 plank doors, all under wood lintels. Brick stacks at ridge and end. C19 extension to rear. Interior not inspected. Probably converted C19 to 3 dwellings by Drayton estate.

{3} Undated photo;

{4} At ground floor, the building appears to have comprised a kitchen/hall at the south end, with another heated room, possibly a parlour on the opposite side of the chimney stack. The third unit at the northern end may have been separated from the remainder of the house by a passage on the line of the existing bathroom, from hall and cupboard in No. 3 although this remains unproven. Access between the various parts of the house was probably via by a passage at the rear of the building, connecting all of the downstairs rooms and providing access to stairs at either end. This passage was presumably split up as a result of subdivision of the house in the 19th century and is now occupied by a cupboard separating Nos. 1-2 from No. 3. At first floor, it seems that the room at the northern end of the building was part of the original layout, defined by the stud partition (now collapsed) on the south side. The stairs and landing at the north-west corner are most likely in their original position as is the staircase at the south-west corner. The original positions of doors and windows was difficult to determine from the surviving information, with safety considerations limiting access. However, several openings – the toilet window in the rear wall, the infilled window directly below, the ‘living room’ window in No. 1 and the window in northernmost bedroom - all have ashlar detailing to either side, matching the stone quoins in the main elevation. The existing doors in the front elevation are at plausible locations - opposite the chimney as a lobby entrance and in line with a possible through passage - for original openings. However, neither displayed the use of ashlar seen around other openings. Overall, the evidence recorded by the survey is consistent with the house being constructed as a single dwelling in around the mid-18th century as proposed in the description included in the relevant National Heritage List entry.

<1> Clews Architects, 1980s, Database for Listing of Historic Buildings of Special Architectural Interest: Northamptonshire, 6/127 (Digital archive). SNN102353.

<2> List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest ("Greenback"), G08 p.60 (checked) (Catalogue). SNN41470.

<3> Photographs of buildings in Lowick (Photographs). SNN112775.

<4> R Trimble, 2021, Witham Archaeology Report No. 447: Cottages at 1 – 3 Sudborough Road, Slipton, Northamptonshire: Historic Building Recording (Report). SNN117055.

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