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Photos 2009 by Robert Clark, survey 2012 by Clive Wood, edited 2023 KC
Architecture - High Street
Architectural Survey by Clive Wood 2012


with photographs by Robert Clark 2009

[For 2009 survey of Businesses]
Note: There had been changes between the two surveys and several further changes
in the decade since this survey.

Part 2

From Queen Street

68
A large corner block, two units in the High Street three in Queen Street, above fascia level, red brickwork, a variety of three and one light windows, bold quoins, sills and lintels to the widows, simple sash windows (original) huge red brick chimney stack.

70
Former butchers, then TSB bank, now retail unit.

72-74
A block of two premises, red brick with a multiple of stone string courses and decoration, two large dormer window, with brackets and lintels, set within each one a large semi­circle of grey render framed with stone cornices and brackets, very decorative built detail ruined by the windows, originally a bay window at first floor level, one completely gone and others with totally inappropriate plastic replacements, a two storey block, bay window at first floor level small dormer, red brick.

76-78

80-82
A large and imposing block of two premises, red brick with stone string courses and the most decorative bay windows at first floor level including curved glass in end panels, all seems original, again two dormer like structures, stepped gables stone window frames decorative panels, red brick chimney stack. Beneath fascias, possibly two of the worst.

84-86
Block of New Development, usual 1990s, no features, three stories, bands of brickwork between rendered panels, plastic windows, flat roof etc.






88-90. The only shop premises in the High Street in ashlar stonework, stone block quoins, stone window frames, decorative copings and brackets, two large dormer windows with pillars and pediments, pattern of plain sash windows in
plastic, red brick chimneys.




Entry to Hamblin Court

92-94
Plain two storey block, shallow pitched roof, ground floor shop fronts and fascia without features.

96-100
A large block of three premises, in this instance ruined beneath roof level, all boarded in down to fascias with inappropriate 'cladding', at roof level three 'Dormer' like structures, apparently for ventilation only, two of one design, red brick with stone decoration and terracotta date panels, the third and centre one being mainly red brick, circular ventilator with stone copings and brackets. Tiled roof.

100-108
Block of four units, built in the 1920's, plain red brickwork, three heavily framed stone panels from fascia level to second floor, centre one topped with small pediment, windows with light weight frames, perhaps one part with original windows (four by four) small lights, rest plastic replacements. Whole structure topped with plain stone coping fascia level with heavy stone cornice.

110
One unit single storey of no features.






112-114
First two units of a large block of five units, two storey, Cambridge Whites brickwork, decorative stone lintels to first floor windows, decorative brickwork at roof level, some windows retain traditional sash pattern, some in plastic, slate roof, brick chimney stacks, over deep fascias to all premises




116,118,118a
Last three units of the large block of five (details above) .......







........ has return frontage into Victoria Road.







Victoria Road

120-122
Another large and imposing corner block, Red Brickwork, stone string courses, cornice and brackets at roof level, two stories high with Dormer windows at roof level, these of brick and stone, first floor windows with stone keystones and brackets. Slate roof red brick chimney stack

120-126
Four units all rather like houses converted into shops, red brickwork, 'white' brick decoration at roof level, a variety of Bay windows at first floor level, one partly bricked in.

126
Has a very deep bay window, the mean metal fencing at fascia level has replaced some excellent turned wooden balusters. Four red brick chimney stacks with pots, pitched roofs slate or tile, again at fascia level a total inconsistency and more 'Cladding.'
128-132
Blue Corner Cafe


this picture 1993 by Mark Billingham:






134-140
This side concludes with a typical 1950's bock of three units, square and flat roofed and a new industrial unit for a builders’ merchants, beyond.






Cross the road - return southwards....

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