Deposited Plan No. 1165
Wakefield Road, Aspley: New Store (Shop)
Details
| Deposited Plan Number: | 1165 |
| Date: | 15 February 1883 |
| Plans Register: | 1869-1886 |
| Street: | Wakefield Road, Aspley |
| Property Name / Number: | Huddersfield Industrial Society Limited Branch No. 15 Aspley (Grocery). |
| Area: | Aspley |
| District: | Central Ward |
| Town: | Huddersfield |
| Grid Reference: | no data |
| Building Project: | New Store (Shop) |
| Type: | Retail - new build |
| Applicant: | Huddersfield Industrial Society Limited |
| Applicant Address: | no data |
| Architect: | Abbey & Hanson [plans received by W.H. Abbey] |
| Architect Address: | 20, Ramsden Street, Huddersfield. |
| Status of Project: | Approved |
| Contractor: | no data |
| Contractor Address: | no data |
| Work Commenced: | no data |
| Work Completed: | no data |
| Occupants: | no data |
| Subsequent Alterations / History: | Demolished |
| English Heritage Listing: | no data |
| Location of Archives: | Kirklees West Yorkshire Archives |
| Buildings of Huddersfield ID: | 1160 |
Images
Additional Information
As built (see photograph), the Wakefield Road facade differs from the plans submitted in detail only. The roof is hidden behind a bold parapet and entablature which includes the date 1883.
The principal elevation is double-fronted with large display windows characteristic of stores of the period. The ground floor is of dressed ashlar stone, a feature being made of the quoin stones. The door is framed by pilasters with carved captitals and a egmental arch with decorative carving over the toplight. At first floor level, the masonry is hammer- dressed, with dressed stone lintels and segmental arches framing the windows.
The central doorway provides access to the shop, which was fitted out with shelving and a 'U' shaped counter. A store room at the rar of the building included corn hoppers, filled from the floor above, which was not sub-divided. Built over a basement with a large area devoted to storage, and a space for the warming apparatus and coals.