Magazine And Enclosing Traverse Walls

Description

This information is taken from the statutory List as it was in 2001 and may not be up to date.

PRIDDY'S HARD SU 60 SW 2/145 Magazine and enclosing traverse walls GV II* Magazine and enclosing traverse walls. 1879, some of the walls possibly earlier; altered. Red-brick in English bond; roof now felted. Large magazine of one storey, 2 x 9 internal bays having parellel barrel-vaulted chambers set within rectangular traverse which is surmounted by enclosing wall; at its south-east end the magazine is linked to the traverse by barrel vaulting. Magazine: south-east end: two segmental-arches double board doors, which face similar blocked openings in the traverse; stepped stone-coped band; kneelers; stone coping to near- segmental gable. Returns: 5 round-arched openings with board shutters and stone sills; stone band, above which building in recessed; stepped dentilled eaves; stone coping. Traverse retaining walls are plain. The wall on top of the traverse is approx 2-3 metres high, ramping up and down having chamfered plinth, panelled outer sides, and segmental brick coping. Interior: each chamber has track from former tram-way, boarded floor, raised storage floors on either side of central passage with open wooden partition walls, and wooden overhead travelling crane on gantry; arched openings give access between chambers.

Listing NGR: SU5870301371

Content

This is part of the Series: IOE01/0836 IOE Records taken by Jennifer Graham; within the Collection: IOE01 Images Of England

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© Mrs Jennifer Graham. Source: Historic England Archive

This photograph was taken for the Images of England project