Monument record 7198/0/134 - 11-12 Newland Street

11-12 Newland Street was a late-C17 to early-C18 building, probably originally a house, but later used as two shops. Now demolished.

{1} Reasons for currently not Listing the Building
CONTEXT Historic England has received an application to assess 11-12 Newland Street for listing. The building is under threat of demolition, to be replaced by proposed new retail units and residential development.

HISTORY AND DESCRIPTION 11-12 Newland Street is a late-C17 to early-C18 building, probably originally a house, but later used as two shops. The application includes a photograph of a datestone of 1664. This appears to be set into modern brickwork at the back of the building, although its precise location is unclear. The building is of ironstone, clad in brick to the front, and with a tiled roof. Its south gable end, seen from the alleyway to the south, is of ironstone, and contains a blocked doorway. The building is of three bays and two storeys. The upper storey has two unhorned sash windows above a moulded fascia, below which are modern shop fronts. The centrally placed entrance has a mosaic floor, suggesting a possible early-C20 remodelling. There is a brick chimney set on the roof ridge to the north.

Based on the information provided, and with reference to the Principles of Selection for Listing Buildings (DCMS March 2010) and to the Listing Selection Guide for Town Houses (Historic England April 2011), 11-12 Newland Street is not recommended for listing for the following principal reasons:

* Architectural interest: the early fabric is obscured by brick cladding to the front, and by later additions to the rear, and it has no architectural integrity.

* Alteration: the Principles of Selection for Listing Buildings states that before 1700, all buildings that contain a significant proportion of their original fabric are listed and that most buildings that date to before1840 (that contain a significant proportion of their original fabric) will also be listed. In this case some historic fabric clearly survives, for example the moulded fascia, but the building has clearly been altered both externally and internally; in particular, the addition of C20 shop fronts to the ground floor indicate re-ordering of the building's plan form. The straight and level ridge-line of the roof, and the reconstruction and relocation of the chimney stack also suggest that the roof has been replaced. The building cannot be said to survive in its original form.

* Historical Interest: the building is rare survival of a late C17-C18 ironstone building from pre-boot-and-shoe Kettering, but its interest is compromised by later additions and alterations. The 1664 datestone is probably a survival from a building of this date on the site, but it appears to be set in modern brickwork, it has apparently been relocated and its relationship to any surviving historic fabric is unclear.

CONCLUSION 11-12 Newland Street is of local interest as a rare survival in Kettering of a late C17-C18 ironstone building, but it has been much altered in the C19-C20 and does not meet the criteria for designation.

<1> Historic England, 2022, 11-12 Newland Street (Designation Advice Report). SNN116753.

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Feb 26 2025 12:23PM