Raglan Smoke House

This is a smoke house built around 1845-1850, with extensions added to the south and east sides in the late 19th century. The principal two-storey building is constructed from flint with brick dressings, while the side and rear elevations are covered in concrete render. The south extension is of gault and red brick laid in stretcher bond with some flint nodules, and is painted white on its east front. The east lean-to extension is brick, also painted white. The roofs are covered in pantiles.

The smoke house is located on the west side of Raglan Street, set back from the road within a terrace of mostly domestic buildings. The original mid-19th century two-storey building has a rectangular plan and is adjoined on the south and east sides by late 19th century extensions. The first-floor structure facing onto Raglan Street and the rear lean-to to the north are not included within the listing.

The main entrance is through a central stable door in the outshut extension. Above the lean-to roof on the main wall are two ventilation windows with central mullions and internal shutters. The steeply pitched roof has two flat smoke lights and four ridge louvre tiles. Two further mullioned and shuttered smoke ventilation windows are located under the eaves on the rear (west) side. A two-storey extension, lower in height and with a shallow pitched roof, abuts the south side. A stable door previously noted on the east elevation has been blocked up. A six-light window with timber mullions illuminates the ground-floor room, and above it is a hatch with a timber door and strap hinges. A similar hatch is on the rear (west) elevation, alongside a plank and batten door with fixed security bars, and a boarded-up square opening.

Inside the original mid-19th century building are two identical smoke rooms entered through original stable doors with long strap hinges; one retains its original wooden lock case. These rooms retain racks coated in a black tar-like residue, remaining from the smoking process. The late 19th century south extension contains the remains of a water pump, a truncated fixed ladder which once gave access to a loft for shavings, a work bench with a concrete top, and modern kitchen facilities. Within the outshut are the remains of two gas light fittings.