Title: |
An Archaeological Standing Building Survey of the 1926 Extension to the Former Atkins Works, Lower Bond Street, Hinckley, Leicestershire |
Series: |
University of Leicester Archaeological Services (ULAS) unpublished report series
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Number of Pages: |
34 |
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Publication Type: |
Report (in Series)
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Abstract: |
University of Leicester Archaeological Services were commissioned by Hinckley and Bosworth Council to undertake an archaeological standing building survey of factory 2 at the former Atkins Brothers Hosiery Works, Hinckley. The building had been identified as being of historic and architectural significance and as such an Historic Building Survey was carried out. Atkins Brothers were one of the oldest hosiery manufacturers in Hinckley, the company had occupied premises on Bond Street since the early Eighteenth Century and had a purpose built factory constructed in the late Nineteenth Century. Factory 2 was built in 1926, replacing an earlier factory building on the same site. The building survey indicates that some parts of this earlier building were retained and incorporated into this new build, especially the southern parts of the building. Internally the factory had already been stripped out prior to demolition leaving little of interest. Some limited traces of the manufacturing processes could bee seen. Some interesting structural features were also recorded, most notably the use of steel from different sources in the steel frame, suggesting there had been a delay during construction work. The building was very modern in appearance for 1926 and unlike any of the other Victorian era buildings both within the proposed development area and Hinckley as a whole. The choice to build this design could be seen as a bold one by a confident company. The archive will be held by Leicestershire County Council, under the accession number X.A47.2008. |
Author: |
Gerwyn Richards
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Publisher: |
University of Leicester Archaeological Services (ULAS)
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Other Person/Org: |
Leicestershire HER (OASIS Reviewer)
Historic England (OASIS Reviewer)
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Year of Publication: |
2008
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Locations: |
District: |
Hinckley and Bosworth |
Site: |
Former Atkins Works, Lower Bond Street |
Parish: |
HINCKLEY |
County: |
Leicestershire |
Location - Auto Detected: |
Hinckley |
Location - Auto Detected: |
Bond Street |
Country: |
England |
Location - Auto Detected: |
Lower Bond Street |
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Leicestershire |
Grid Reference: 442700, 294150 (Easting, Northing)
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Subjects / Periods: |
1926 (Auto Detected Temporal) |
VICTORIAN
(Historic England Periods)
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archaeological standing building survey (Auto Detected Subject) |
Historic Building Survey (Auto Detected Subject) |
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BUILDING SURVEY
(Event)
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#HeritageOpenDays2020
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steel frame (Auto Detected Subject) |
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#HODs
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FACTORY
(Monument Type England)
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Identifiers: |
OASIS Id: |
universi1-89086 |
OBIB: |
2008-163 |
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Note: |
1 A4 report comprised of 28 pages including 4 figures.
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Created Date: |
24 Nov 2016 |