| Description | No. 103 Water Lane, was built as a part of the Round Foundry Complex (PRN 9682), the 1st fully integrated engineering works. It was constructed of brown brick in the irregular 1:5 English bond and has a hipped corrugated asbestos roof with a tall 2 flue stack to the rear of the ridge, and a lower lean to addition at the north end. The facade on Foundry Street is tall with segmantal, brick, header arched, multi pane windows flanking a central full height, round header and stretcher, arched entrance, now with glazing and garage doors. The rear facade has 3 windows, like those facing Foundry Street that to the right are obscured by a lean to. A central round arched entrance is flanked by slightly lower blocked archways. The central arch is supported by stone Tuscan columns with imposts. The left return to Water Street has a tall window, like Foundry Street, and has a lean to addition.
The interior has 5 brick buttresses against long walls, which have cast iron shoes, probably for an early travelling crane. This modification of the 1840s is a very early example. The roof has been replaced.
(Text edited from Listed Building Description) |