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Archaeological Standing Building Recording (Level 2) Old Stables Business Centre, Derby Road, Long Eaton, Derbyshire, NG10 1HU |
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Border Archaeology unpublished report series
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The aim of the project is to undertake a programme of ASBR of the former Stables to the rear of the Grade II Town Hall, Derby Road, Long Eaton, Derbyshire, NG10 1HU to Historic England/RCHME Level 2, as detailed in Understanding Historic Buildings – A guide to good recording practice (Lane 2016) to allow for the preservation by record of all standing building fabric, fixtures and fittings of historical interest that will be removed or substantially altered by the proposed development. The programme of ASBR undertaken by Border Archaeology in connection with a development at the former Stables which fall within the curtilage of the Grade II listed Town Hall, Derby Road, Long Eaton, Derbyshire, NG10 1HU supported by limited documentary research, has reached the following conclusions briefly detailed below. The former stable building was built in the early 19th century on a U-shaped plan enclosing a south-facing courtyard which has been partially infilled with later extensions at different stages throughout the 20th century. The stables have undergone various stages of redevelopment, and have most recently been modified for use as a vehicle maintenance facility and workshops. The former stables fall within the curtilage of the Grade II listed Town Hall (The Hall) and is located within the Long Eaton Town Centre Conservation Area. The western wing is a gabled single storey building with attic, built on an NNW-SSE alignment. It is of brick construction laid principally in a modified Flemish bond with later infilling in a stretcher bond. The roof has plain tiles and is hipped at its northern end with a chimney stack within the central ridge. Rows of ventilation holes extending to roof height can been seen along its S and E elevations. Aerial photography from 1928 shows the original fenestration of the west-facing elevation originally included four large garage openings with transoms. These survive in part to the second and third bay, but have been infilled and replaced with wooden doors and casements to the first and fourth bays. Internally the first four bays within the W wing appear to have originally interconnected and will have been open to the roof space. However, the bays have been subdivided by later brick or cinder block walls, and a mezzanine floor installed within the southernmost compartment. The walls are almost entirely white washed or plastered and many of the blocked windows and ventilation holes noted on the exterior are visible within the interior. A car inspection chamber in the centre of the third bay attests to the buildings later use as a vehicle maintenance facility. The construction style of the central range differs considerably from the W wing. The brickwork at ground floor level is laid in a modified Flemish bond with later infilling in stretcher bond, while the brick masonry at first floor level is constructed in a modified English bond, with a hipped slate roof that sits slightly higher than the two returning wings. Along the north-facing and west-facing elevations, the two styles of brickwork are separated by a simple brick string course, and it is likely that the central range was originally built as a single storey. However, aerial photography from 1928 shows that the central range existed as a two-storey structure by at least this date, forming a cart shed opening S onto the central courtyard. However, the two adjoining modern workshops within the courtyard cover much of the historic fabric of this elevation. Internally a row of four support columns supporting a metal lintel within the two central compartments align with those seen within the open cart shed on the 1928 aerial photograph. |
| Author: |
J France
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| Publisher: |
Border Archaeology
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| Year of Publication: |
2022
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Erewash |
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England |
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Erewash, unparished area |
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Derbyshire |
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Grid Reference: 449022, 333951 (Easting, Northing)
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12 Feb 2024 |
