Description

REDDITCH HIGH STREET (east side) SP 0061 - 0161 Feckenham

9/110 No 42 (The Old Needle Mill)

GV II

Needle mill, now house. Early C19; converted and restored mid-C20. Stuccoed brick on sandstone base; slate roof, hipped at south end with two rendered ridge stacks. Two storeys with moulded eaves cornice. Six bays articulated by a round-headed blind arcade with impost band; ground floor has five original multi-paned metal windows with cambered heads; six first floor original lunettes with radiating glazing bars inserted beneath round arches and above impost band; above four central bays is a pedimented gable containing a small circular louvred opening; main entrance in fourth bay from left has a moulded cambered canopy on fluted consoles and a 5-panelled round-headed C20 door. There are two similar lunettes in the south side wall. Interior: retains original ceiling beams. One of the smaller aid interestingly designed buildings in the region connected with the needle-making industry.

Listing NGR: SP0096061532

External Links

• Wikidata Q26632002

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Recommended Books

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  Gloucestershire 2: The Vale and The Forest of Dean: Vale and Forest of Dean Pt. 2 (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Essex: Buildings of England Series (Buildings of England) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Specifications for Building Conservation: Volume 1: External Structure: Practical Examples v. 2
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  Hertfordshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Renovating Old Houses: Bringing New Life to Vintage Homes (For Pros By Pros)
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  Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990: Updated version