Building record 1548000000 - 71-79 Waterside
Summary
Late nineteenth century factory built in 1890, formerly Hayes' boot factory and now offices
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Map
Type and Period (2)
- FACTORY (19th Century - 1800 AD to 1899 AD)
- (Alternate Type) SHOE FACTORY (19th Century to Modern - 1890 AD to 1939 AD?)
Description
Late 19th century factory. 3 storeys, 12 bays. Dark red brick with red brick dressings and slate roof. Metal framed casement windows with glazing bars in reveals under wide arches. A small circular window in the loft space in each gable. The first and second floor windows are grouped in decorative recessed brickwork panels with dentil corniced tops. Doorways in bays 5 and 11. Wide wagon entry to right hand bay with wide half-glazed loading door in each of the floors above. [Photos in 2010 and 2013]. (B1).
Boot and shoe factory built by John Hayes in 1890. His sons continued the business until the 1930s when a slump in demand for their speciality heavy boot necessitated its closure (B2).
Sources (2)
- <1>XYSBC25540 Unpublished document: Chiltern District Council. Undated. CDC Historic Buildings casework files. Ref: 1290/NDHA. [Mapped feature: #46251 ]
- <2>SBC23739 Unpublished document: Buckinghamshire County Council. Chesham: Historic Town Assessment Report. p45.
Location
| Grid reference | SP 96139 01189 (point) |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | CHESHAM, Chiltern, Buckinghamshire |
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Record last edited
May 14 2022 12:11AM
