Berkley Burke Building (Formerley Goddards Polish Factory)
Berkley Burke Building, Nelson Street
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1407445
- Date first listed:
- 24-Jan-2005
- List Entry Name:
- Berkley Burke Building (Formerley Goddards Polish Factory)
- Statutory Address:
- Berkley Burke Building, Nelson Street
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1407445
- Date first listed:
- 24-Jan-2005
- List Entry Name:
- Berkley Burke Building (Formerley Goddards Polish Factory)
- Statutory Address 1:
- Berkley Burke Building, Nelson Street
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:
- Berkley Burke Building, Nelson Street
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- City of Leicester (Unitary Authority)
- Parish:
- Non Civil Parish
- National Grid Reference:
- SK5929203865
Details
Factory and offices, now offices. 1932, by Percy Herbert Grundy, Architect, of Leicester, for Goddard's Silver Plate Powder and Polish firm.
Centre and end bays are predominantly red brick with some grey and burnt bricks, laid in English bond; aluminium and glass curtain walling; concrete and stone dressings; roof not visible. Square metal rainwater goods with decorative hoppers.
Art Deco style. 2 storeys, with basement. 13 bays wide to Nelson Street
EAST ELEVATION: Centre bay: brick frame with curtain wall infill panel of 4 elongated metal Crittall lights with intermediate glazing and top- and side-hung casements; blind horizontal panel between the floors, with intermediate, vertical glazing pattern continued from lower floor; channelling to upper sections of piers and shallow, unadorned, central pediment with date 1932 and flagpole.
Flanking the centre are 4 bay sections of curtain walling under projecting solid parapet. Each bay has tripartite windows with intermediate glazing and horizontal, blind centre section is elaborated with the intermediate line of glazing and panels with offset glazing bars.
End three end bays to north and south with have tripartite windows with intermediate glazing: outer two bays of upper floor are recessed with abstract finial at end of balcony; plat band and sill bands; channelled brickwork to parapet; inner windows have apron panel inscribed J G & S and abstract feather pattern.
SOUTH ELEVATION: canted bay window with recessed centre at ground floor; square chimney with setback buttresses at left. NORTH ELEVATION: similar to south but ground floor altered.
REAR ELEVATION: E-plan with projecting centre and end bays. Mostly rendered with fenestration similar to east front but no curtain walling.
INTERIOR: retains no features of special interest.
A good example of an Art Deco style commercial building using aluminium and glass curtain-walling, by a significant local architect. Forms a group with nearby 55 and 57 London Road by the same architect.
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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