SNN111369 - Avenue House, Rockingham Road, Kettering, Northants (A Victorian Villa & early 20th century Mansion at the former SATRA Innovation Centre): Historic Building Record

In September 2018 a Level II historic building record was made of an early 20th century mansion house on the northern periphery of Kettering town, prior to its conversion to residential care apartments. The historic significance of the building in relation to Kettering's industrial heritage was identified by the county council's Archaeological Advisor. Formerly known as Avenue House, the historic building originated as a villa in the late 1890s, when it was purposefully-built in relative proximity to Kettering Furnaces, by the Kettering Coal and Iron Company, for the company's managing director and his family. Essentially, the historic account explores the raison d'etre of the building's construction and its social-political context within the late 19th and early 20th century Kettering; predominantly by means of primary sources. The report provides a comprehensive descriptive and illustrative account of the building in its present 'as found' stare by means of photography and scaled elevations and plans. In addition, the main phases of the building's historic development are identified.