Former Office Building In Centre Of Yard Formerly Occupied By Hubbard And Phillips Limited

1. 5312 CARRE STREET (East Side) ------------ . Former office building in centre of yard formerly occupied by Hubbard & Phillips Ltd TF 0645 1/200

11 GV

1. Small mid Cl9 Tudor style building of 2 storeys in coursed stone, weathered. Ashlar dressings. Double span Welsh slate roof with hexagonal chimneys in stone, with cornices. Building recently repointed. lst floor has 2 windows under gables, rectangular dripmoulds, 2 arched lights with glazing bars. Centre small square opening above arched doorway with segmental dripmould. Wood door. Plaque above. Ground floor his 1 window of 5 lights, the 2 outer blocked, the other glazed as above, with centre opening casement, rectangular dripmould, Window of 3 lights to the right under rectangular dripmould similar. Roof to rear covers section of later C19 appearance in red brick, part repaired, with sliding and hung sash windows with glazing bars. Stone plaque over main doorway said to be the arms of the Sleaford Navigation Company, the supporters being a coal-miner and an agricultural worker. These arms are said to have been designed by Sir Joseph Banks (see 'Lincolnshire Life' vol '7, No 1, 1967). This building is said to have been the offices of the Sleaford Navigation Company, and is included for that reason.

Listing NGR: TF0693045805