Former Ribbon Factory and Office
FORMER RIBBON FACTORY AND OFFICE, NEW BUILDINGS
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1265695
- Date first listed:
- 14-Nov-1990
- List Entry Name:
- Former Ribbon Factory and Office
- Statutory Address:
- FORMER RIBBON FACTORY AND OFFICE, NEW BUILDINGS
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1265695
- Date first listed:
- 14-Nov-1990
- List Entry Name:
- Former Ribbon Factory and Office
- Statutory Address 1:
- FORMER RIBBON FACTORY AND OFFICE, NEW BUILDINGS
The scope of legal protection for listed buildings
This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.
Unless the List entry states otherwise, it includes both the structure itself and any object or structure fixed to it (whether inside or outside) as well as any object or structure within the curtilage of the building.
For these purposes, to be included within the curtilage of the building, the object or structure must have formed part of the land since before 1st July 1948.
The scope of legal protection for listed buildings
This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.
Unless the List entry states otherwise, it includes both the structure itself and any object or structure fixed to it (whether inside or outside) as well as any object or structure within the curtilage of the building.
For these purposes, to be included within the curtilage of the building, the object or structure must have formed part of the land since before 1st July 1948.
Location
- Statutory Address:
- FORMER RIBBON FACTORY AND OFFICE, NEW BUILDINGS
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- Coventry (Metropolitan Authority)
- Parish:
- Non Civil Parish
- National Grid Reference:
- SP 33508 79154
Details
SP 3379 SE 2/412
SP 3379 SW 4/412
NEW BUILDINGS
Former Ribbon Factory and Office
II
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Factory and office. Circa mid C19, with later C19 and C20 alterations. Red brick; office in Flemish bond, factory stretchers with some header courses and engineering brick plinth and cills. Office has slate roof with hipped end; factory has gable-ended concrete tile roof. Brick axial stacks.
Long rectangular plan range facing small courtyard. Factory on right (north-east) and office or manager's house on left (south-west); separate builds judging by joint in brickwork.
Factory is three storeys and basement at ground level at rear facing New Buildings; five window range, large five-light segmental-headed casements, mostly with glazing bars, basement storey has wide segmental arch doorways, two of which have C20 shop fronts.
Office or manager's house to south-west, two storeys, four window range, sashes with glazing bars in flat rubbed brick arches; glazing bars missing from front facing yard and stuccoed doorway to left of centre with cornice on console brackets and flush-panel door; right hand doorway and ground floor window on south-east front altered. Bracketed eaves and two round-headed dormers on each side.
Interior: Ground storey of house/office, partitions and staircase removed. Factory interior not inspected.
Note: Originally used for the manufacture of ribbons and later in C19 became drill-rooms and armoury of the Coventry Rifle Volunteers.
This entry was subject to a Minor Amendment on 29 October 2019.
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 424272
- Legacy System:
- LBS
Legal
This building is listed under the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 as amended for its special architectural or historic interest.
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