Former Railway Depot Granary

FORMER RAILWAY DEPOT GRANARY, COTTON END

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Heritage Category:
Listed Building
Grade:
II
List Entry Number:
1271500
Date first listed:
31-Jan-1996
List Entry Name:
Former Railway Depot Granary
Statutory Address:
FORMER RAILWAY DEPOT GRANARY, COTTON END

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Official list entry

Heritage Category:
Listed Building
Grade:
II
List Entry Number:
1271500
Date first listed:
31-Jan-1996
List Entry Name:
Former Railway Depot Granary
Statutory Address 1:
FORMER RAILWAY DEPOT GRANARY, COTTON END

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.

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Corrections and minor amendments

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.

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Corrections and minor amendments

Location

Statutory Address:
FORMER RAILWAY DEPOT GRANARY, COTTON END

The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.

District:
West Northamptonshire (Unitary Authority)
Parish:
Far Cotton and Delapre
National Grid Reference:
SP 75498 59633

Details

SP 75 NE NORTHAMPTON COTTON END (east side)

18/10019 Former Railway
Depot Granary

II


Former railway granary, now disused. c.1880 for the Midland Railway. Red brick with parapeted slate hipped roof. Octagonal stack to front left corner. Long rectangular plan. 3 storeys, the ground floor very tall. 2-window range facing road of multi-pane iron-framed windows under segmental brick arches. On ground floor to right a large double doorway with wooden doors. Projecting cornice at eaves level continues round rest of the building but is simpler to right (south). Plain coped parapet above. Left side is a similar 7-window range with tall windows to ground floor. To centre left a weather-boarded projecting hoist runs through the 2 upper floors and its roof gable rises above the parapet with brick gable behind. Rear is a 2-window range similar to front and right side is blank. INTERIOR not inspected.



Listing NGR: SP7549859633

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The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.

Legacy System number:
454569
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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