Building record 4/5/2 - Outbuildings to The Bakery

{1} The outbuildings can be seen on the 1887 OS map and the demolished range can be seen on the 1900 OS map but not on the 1887 map. Very little historical information exists for The Bakehouse and its outbuildings. The building was a bakery during the 19th and 20th centuries, and it can be assumed that the outbuildings served as storage and workshops or stables for the bakery. It is uncertain when the outbuildings and The Bakehouse were abandoned.

The outbuildings consist of three single-storey rooms on a north-east to south-west alignment with the remains of a gravel and flagstone path running parallel to the buildings on their northern side. The outbuildings are in a very poor condition and partly overgrown with vegetation. Several of the walls have partially collapsed and the remaining are in a state of disrepair. The roof of Room 2 is entirely missing and the roof of Room 3 has partially collapsed into the building. The roof of Room 1 is in a better state of preservation though the walls on which its wall plates rest are collapsing. The remnants of a later, brick-built fourth room are partially visible, abutting the western wall of Room 3.

The structure is largely constructed from ironstone and sandstone. Areas of red brick attest to later repair and alterations. Timber beams and planks are present in Rooms 2 and 3, within the brickwork. Where the roof survives, it is constructed of corrugated iron supported on a simple timber frame with timber wall plates. White painted wooden
cladding is present in Room 3, partially concealing the corrugated iron roof. The structures have brick floors except for Room 1 which has an earth floor. A later brick built partition is present in the north-eastern corner of Room 2. This partition seals off that corner of the room and is accessed via a small, earlier doorway on the northern wall of the structure. A single instance of an iron tie rod and plates was present on the exterior of the northern wall of Room 2, overlapping the join between Rooms 1 and 2.

The survey has shown that the outbuildings have been subject to alteration and repair. These alterations and
repairs appear to be of an ad hoc nature, using any building material which was present, including tiles, timber, brick and re-used stone.

{2} The trenches revealed the footings and foundations of the demolished outbuildings.

<1> Bassir A., 2012, Archaeological Building Recording at The Bakehouse, 1 Wales Street, Kings Sutton, Northamptonshire March 2012, (checked) (Report). SNN109181.

<2> Bassir A., 2012, Archaeological Observation, Investigation, Recording and Analysis at The Bakehouse, 1 Wales Street, Kings Sutton, Northamptonshire July 2012, p.5 (checked) (Report). SNN109273.

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Aug 7 2014 3:26PM