Former Lace Factory is a Grade II listed building in the Melton local planning authority area, England. First listed on 12 July 2023. Factory. 1 related planning application.
Former Lace Factory
- WRENN ID
- kindled-pilaster-sorrel
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Melton
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 12 July 2023
- Type
- Factory
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
This is a late 19th-century former lace factory, extended in the late 19th or early 20th century and altered in the 20th century. The building is constructed primarily of brick, with slate roofing on the original section and clay tiles on the extension. The plan is rectangular, with a small lean-to extension on the south elevation.
The principal west-facing facade has a regular fenestration over four bays and two storeys. Each bay features large multi-pane windows on both the ground and first floors, set within brick segmental arches and with brick sills. These are steel windows with an opening upper section. The west elevation uses a Flemish bond brick pattern with burnt headers creating a chequerboard effect, while the other elevations have a variety of brick bonds. The building is situated on a sloping site, with the ground falling to the north. A brick cornice runs around the gables of the north and south elevations, creating a broken-base pediment effect. A brick arch is partially visible in the north elevation, set beneath the sloping ground, and likely originally led to the basement. This elevation also includes a decorative burnt brick diamond design at the gable apex, above a dismantled chimney, with a small attic window located just below. The east elevation mirrors the west with four large windows to each storey, but it lacks the decorative chequerboard brickwork. The south elevation incorporates the late 19th or early 20th-century lean-to extension, which has a brick chimney stack at its east end. The building's principal entrance has been enlarged in the 20th century, with the original flat brick arch still visible above. A 20th-century hoist, manufactured by Herbert Morris of Loughborough, is attached to the building. A small casement window under a segmental brick arch is located at the centre of the attic storey apex.
The interior consists of a single large room on both the ground and first floor levels. The first floor is supported by substantial ceiling joists intended to support machinery. Chamfered brick piers are situated between the windows, and a timber step ladder is located at the southwest end of the room. The ground floor has a projecting brick plinth of two courses, potentially indicating a slightly higher original floor level. The first floor features an open space with smaller ceiling joists supporting the attic storey, along with another Morris hoist and an inserted steel joist above the stairwell.
The attic storey includes an inserted cloakroom, with much of the roof structure concealed by 20th-century boarding. The roof trusses are of queen post construction, with the straining beam sawn through and raised to allow access between bays. A brick flue runs through all floors on the north gable wall, with the chimney truncated.
The interior of the late 19th or early 20th-century extension contains a large brick furnace and a timber roof structure.
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- No EPC on record for this property
- Sale history — 1 transaction since 2022
- Related listed building consents — 1 application
- Detailed attributes — period, style, materials, features
- Flood risk assessment
- Radon risk assessment
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