SNN103409 - A Desk-Based and Building Assessment of Swan Motors, Formerly the Douglas Garage, 46-50 Sheep Street, Northampton

Northamptonshire Archaeology carried out building recording and analysis, along with desk-based assessment of the former Douglas Garage, prior to proposed demolition of existing structures and its redevelopment as dwellings. The buildings mostly date to the construction of a purpose built garage in 1937, which comprised show rooms and offices at the front with accommodation above and workshops to the rear. Subsequent alterations, particularly to the workshops were also noted. In addition, earlier structures were found to have survived adjoining the property to the north (52 Sheep Street) but too little remains to indicate how the earlier garage which was established in 1928 operated.