Building record MLI86933 - The Co-operative Store and Adjacent Buildings, Albion Street / West Street, Crowland
Summary
The Co-operative Store and Adjacent Buildings, Albion Street / West Street, Crowland
Type and Period (2)
Protected Status/Designation
Full Description
PRN 23926
A programme of historic building assessment was undertaken in advance of alterations and extensions to an existing retail store: the Co-operative Store and adjacent buildings at Albion Street / West Street, Crowland. The buildings lie within a Conservation Area. The Co-operative store and associated structures appear to have originally been a shop and a short terrace of domestic houses, all probably 19th Century in date. At the western end, the terrace of houses incorporates part of an earlier, undated but probably post-medieval, stone wall and window. {1} {2}
The western house of the terrace was partially converted to a shop by the blocking of a fireplace and installation of a counter. Later internal alterations led to the amalgamation of the remainder of the housing terrace and original shop at the eastern end to form the current Co-operative retail store. These conversion works involved the blocking of fireplaces and full or partial removal of dividing walls. Additionally, the upper storey of the housing terrace was altered to form a single large open space by the removal of most of the dividing walls and an upper flight of stairs to the attic were taken down. An extension to the south side of the terrace also seems to have reduced in height from a two-floor structure to a single storey. A recent extension to the rear of the store, constructed of concrete walls with a steel panel roof, was also noted. {1} {2}
Preservation of the original architectural appearance and style of the buildings is largely limited to the West Street frontage, though this is impacted by the insertion of modern shop windows at ground level {1} {2} (See PRN 20268p)
Wall foundations, some forming cellars, were noted at the site during archaeological investigations in 2005. All these were post-medieval, probably 19th century, in date and probably relate to former buildings on this site. One wall fragment contained reused medieval stonework, possibly from Crowlands Abbey.
A number of late post-medieval finds were also recovered including 18th-19th century pottery and clay pipe. {3}{4}
Sources/Archives (4)
- <1> SLI9676 Report: Archaeological Project Services. Jan 2004. Building Assessment of The Co-operative Store and Adjacent Structures, Albion Street / West Street, Crowland. CAS03.
- <2> SLI9677 Archive: Archaeological Project Services. Jan 2004. Building Assessment of The Co-operative Store and Adjacent Structures, Albion Street / West Street, Crowland. LCNCC 2003.366.
- <3> SLI10623 Report: Archaeological Project Services. 2005. Archaeological Investigations at Albion Street, Crowland. CAS05.
- <4> SLI10624 Archive: Archaeological Project Services. 2005. Archaeological Investigations at Albion Street, Crowland. LCNCC 2003.366.
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Location
| Grid reference | Centred TF 23903 10203 (28m by 21m) |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | CROWLAND, SOUTH HOLLAND, LINCOLNSHIRE |
Related Monuments/Buildings (1)
Related Events/Activities (3)
- Event - Intervention: Archaeological excavation on land at Albion Street, Crowland (ELI6630)
- Event - Survey: Building recording of The Co-operative Store, Albion Street / West Street, Crowland (ELI5532)
- Event - Intervention: Watching brief on land at Albion Street, Crowland (ELI6629)
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Mar 21 2021 8:35PM
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