Building record 760/5/3 - Memorial Cloister & Attached Wall at Joy Mead Recreation Ground

Memorial cloister. 1930, by Talbot Brown and Fisher of Wellingborough.

{1} Memorial cloister. 1930, by Talbot Brown and Fisher of Wellingborough. Dressed ironstone and coursed ironstone rubble, Collyweston stone slate roofs. Single storey; 2-window range. Entrance front has central 3-bay opening with 2 full and 2 half columns, and 2 semi-circular steps to central opening. Columns are octagonal with broach stop-chamfered capitals and square abaci with recessed panels. Two matching open windows either side with 2 pairs of stone balusters. Moulded eaves cornice. Cloister of 5 bays to long sides, 4 bays to side walks and have open arcades of similar columns with half-columns to corner piers. Pairs of shallow niches with round arch heads to each angle and facing entrance on far wall a larger central recess with moulded stone frame containing painted stone arms of Agnew family. Bronze commemorative plate below. The walks have shallow plaster barrel vaults; walks and cloister garth stone paved. Attached stone wall to right of entrance front has 'keyhole' openings. Cloister was erected by the Agnew family and commemorates World War I and their only son Ewan Siegfried.

{3} Undated photo;

<1> Clews Architects, 1980s, Database for Listing of Historic Buildings of Special Architectural Interest: Northamptonshire, 14/76 (Digital archive). SNN102353.

<2> List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest ("Greenback"), F05 (unchecked) (Catalogue). SNN44900.

<3> Photographs of buildings in Farthingstone (Photographs). SNN111721.

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Aug 9 2024 12:26PM