The Iron Bungalow

The Iron Bungalow is one of five bungalows built in 1907 by Price, Wills and Reeve, contractors for the Immingham Docks project. Two of the original five survive in their original location. The bungalow is constructed with a timber frame and pitched roof, clad in zinc-galvanized corrugated iron sheets. It has a single brick stack. The rectangular plan form is raised approximately 0.70 metres off the ground on brick piers. The front façade features a central, projecting porch with a pedimented gable topped with a wooden pinnacle; similar pinnacles are affixed to the gable ends. The porch front has a four-pane sash window, and a short flight of steps leads to a door on the east side. Single two-light windows are positioned on either side of the porch, along with single windows in the side elevations. The window openings are original, with later 20th-century frames. Inspection of a previously relocated bungalow (No.361) revealed original tongue and groove panelling interior cladding with no intervening insulation. The interior of No.359 is believed to be largely unaltered. Originally, the bungalows on Pelham Road housed the chief engineer, the dock engineer, a foreman, a bricklayer, and a baker. One bungalow (No.361) was dismantled and re-assembled at Sandtoft Trolleybus Museum, whilst another between Nos.355 and No.359 was demolished in 1991 and replaced with a modern bungalow of no particular architectural interest. No. 359 Pelham Road is an important survival, representing an example of rapidly constructed temporary housing for workers involved in civil engineering projects. Its original context enhances its significance, contributing to its character and historical interest.