Building record 760/5/2 - Shelter at Joy Mead Recreation Ground, Farthingstone

Shelter. 1922, by Talbot Brown and Fisher of Wellingborough.

{1} Shelter. 1922, by Talbot Brown and Fisher of Wellingborough. Coursed squared ironstone, dressed ironstone and Collyweston stone slate roof. Single storey. Wide depressed entrance arch within open stone porch with two round columns to front on 2 steps, bearing low basket arches to front and sides, with keyblock to front. Porch has hipped roof. The porch is flanked by open windows at either end of front with chamfered basket arches supported by square colonnettes at angles. Similar windows to side and arched mullion windows further back on either side. Datestones in gables either side. Opposite entrance arch inside, an alcove with wide depressed arch. Within alcove, a central niche with round arch head and moulded stone surround containing inscription commemorating Joy, only daughter of Phillip and Georgette Agnew, who died 1921 aged 22, to whom recreation ground and shelter dedicated.

{3} Undated photo;

<1> Clews Architects, 1980s, Database for Listing of Historic Buildings of Special Architectural Interest: Northamptonshire, 14/75 (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 12:23PM