Building record 1160/0/429 - The Maidwell Building, St George's Avenue

The college building was built in three main phases between 1932 and 1937, although funding limitations meant that a south range was not added until 1959-61. The earlier phases were completed in a neo-Georgian style while the later addition was executed in a contrasting modern style. The 1960s infill and rear block have now been demolished. The remaining elements of this building are locally listed.

{1} A level 3 building recording survey was undertaken of the Maidwell Building prior to partial demolition and renovation. The report contains a detailed history and development of the building.

{2} Maidwell incorporates the 1932 buildings by Keightley Cobb, built as a College of Technology and a School of Art. The plan was a half H and its two original entrances in a neo-Georgian manner with Ionic columns still survive at either end. The centre was then infilled in 1960 by Brian Bunch .

<1> Bassir, A, 2022, Maidwell Building, Avenue Campus, St George Road, Northampton: Historic Building Recording, https://doi.org/10.5284/1117522 (Report). SNN114693.

<2> Bailey, B, Pevsner, N, and Cherry, B, 2013, The Buildings of England: Northamptonshire, p. 461 (Book). SNN111989.

<3> The Environment Partnership, 2023, Report and Images from Historic Building Recording Work at The Maidwell Building, Avenue Campus, Northampton, October 2021 to March 2022, https://doi.org/10.5284/1102136 (Digital archive). SNN114692.

<4> West Northamptonshire Council, 2024, Local Heritage List, November 2024, p. 19 (Report). SNN116732.

Record last edited

Mar 5 2025 12:18PM