Building record 9041/1/3 - Former Midland Railway Depot Granary

Former railway granary, now disused. C 1880 for the Midland Railway. Red brick with parapeted slate hipped roof.

{1} Former railway granary, now disused. C 1880 for the Midland Railway. Red brick with parapeted slate hipped roof. Octagonal stack to front left corner. Long rectangular plan. 3 storeys, the ground floor very tall. 2-window range facing road of multi-pane iron-framed windows under segmental brick arches. On ground floor to right a large double doorway with wooden doors. Projecting cornice at eaves level continues round rest of the building but is simpler to right (south). Plain coped parapet above. Left side is a similar 7-window range with tall windows to ground floor. To centre left a weather-boarded projecting hoist runs through the 2 upper floors and its roof gable rises above the parapet with brick gable behind. Rear is a 2-window range similar to front and right side is blank. INTERIOR not inspected.

{4} Grain store - imposing structure; grade 2 listed building.

{6} Suggests that the three-storey warehouse constructed in c1880 was replaced by the present building which was constructed in 1902. Mainly of brick, but part of the south wall is stone. Now converted to offices with the name Old Granary.

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

<2> 1976, List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest ("Greenback"), H14 (unchecked) (Catalogue). SNN1000.

<3> Thorne A., 2002, Southbridge, Cotton, Northampton, (unchecked) (SMR Report Form). SNN104803.

<4> ELLISON M., 1997, Proposed Conservation Area, Cotton End, Northampton: An Assessment by Northamptonshire Heritage, (checked) (Report). SNN42086.

<5> Prentice J.; Soden I., 1999, Southbridge Road Redevelopment, Northampton: Second Stage, Trial Trenching And Building Recording 1999 (Report). SNN100248.

<6> Perkins, P, Whittaker, R and Denton, A, 2022, A Guide to the Industrial Heritage of Northamptonshire, p. 67/Site 298 (Book). SNN113793.

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Jan 30 2025 8:56AM