Longden Court to rear of number 54 Spring Gardens (number 54 not included)

Lodging block constructed during the late C18, now in use as a shop and residential accommodation.

MATERIALS: The building’s primary, north elevation is of coursed, squared Millstone Grit while its rear and flank elevations are of uncoursed rubble Millstone Grit, with ashlar sandstone quoins and window and door surrounds. The roof covering is slate.

EXTERIOR: Longden Court is rectangular on plan with its longer, principal elevation facing north. It is of a uniform height of three storeys under a pitched roof punctuated by three, stone chimney stacks. The front (north) and rear (south) elevations are ten irregular bays wide, with the eight westernmost bays of the front elevation forming a symmetrical arrangement. On each half of this arrangement, there is a doorway in the innermost bay with a window immediately adjacent. A flight of stone steps leads to a doorway in the outermost bay of the first floor. There are two windows on the first floor, one adjacent to the door and the other directly over the ground floor doorway. There are two windows on the second floor, one set in line with the ground-floor doorway and the other set slightly staggered above the first-floor doorway. All doorways and windows are formed of unembellished ashlar with flat lintels. The windows across the primary, north elevation contain modern, timber, two-over-two sashes. The ground and first-floor doors are modern. The western flank wall has a single window on the ground floor while the eastern flank wall is blank. The rear, southern elevation has scattered fenestration, with a single ground-floor window in the westernmost bay, six windows to the first floor and three windows to the second floor. The easternmost bay contains a stone mullion window on each floor, with the ground-floor window being blocked up. Most contain timber, multi-pane casement windows.

INTERIOR: The interior is suggested to have been altered and subdivided during the late C20, and the stairs moved from their original position.

Address previously listed as 'Longden Court to rear of Number 54 (Number 54 not included)'

Listing NGR: SK0608473566