Building record 727/0/24 - 23 Brackley Road, Towcester (Premier)
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Full Description
{1} Phipps & Co. in 1939; James Ussher in 1973; Roundhouse Stores from 1978-84; Premier in 2008. Chronological table with images and sources.
The present three-storey, flat-roofed brick building was erected between August 1938 and September 1940. Its design and the blank east wall suggests that it was the first stage of a small planned development which was never completed.
The building is thought to be the only example of a building erected in WWII surviving in Towcester. The loss of its original 'Crittal' windows and entrace has affected the significance of the building but it is still of local interest.
{2} 1938 photo shows the original three-storey buildings on the site; the 1940 image shows the replacement building, also of three storeys. Both are owned by Phipps.
<1> Giggins B., 2013, Historic Towcester Survey: 23 Brackley Road, p.1-3 (checked) (Report). SNN109396.
<2> 1938-40, Photographic Collection, NRO, (unchecked) (Photographs). SNN109948.
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Location
| Grid reference | Centred SP 69063 48658 (18m by 18m) Central |
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| Civil Parish | TOWCESTER, West Northamptonshire (formerly South Northants District) |
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Other Statuses/References
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Record last edited
Jan 7 2015 3:04PM
