History in Structure

The Goldcroft Glove Company Works and Entrance Gates

A Grade II Listed Building in Yeovil, Somerset

More Photos »
Approximate Location Map
Large Map »

Coordinates

Latitude: 50.9436 / 50°56'36"N

Longitude: -2.6259 / 2°37'33"W

OS Eastings: 356124

OS Northings: 116203

OS Grid: ST561162

Mapcode National: GBR MP.NVZ4

Mapcode Global: FRA 56DM.0TZ

Plus Code: 9C2VW9VF+CM

Entry Name: The Goldcroft Glove Company Works and Entrance Gates

Listing Date: 12 October 1973

Grade: II

Source: Historic England

Source ID: 1055720

English Heritage Legacy ID: 261357

ID on this website: 101055720

Location: Crofton Park, Somerset, BA21

County: Somerset

District: South Somerset

Civil Parish: Yeovil

Built-Up Area: Yeovil

Traditional County: Somerset

Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Somerset

Tagged with: Building

Find accommodation in
Yeovil

Description


ST51SW
6/21

YEOVIL CP
EASTLAND ROAD (West side)
The Goldcroft Glove Company Works and entrance gates

12.10.73

- II

Works - leather/gloves. Dated 1855 (date plaque on wall of original main block).
Local stone random coursed, with some brick piers with timber infill at high
level; slated roofs. The original and main block (along Eastland Road) of
4-storeys with double pitch gable end valley roof, has 6-arched windows (now all
blocked) at the lowest level, with 2-windows with semi-circular arched heads at
first and second floor levels as well as central doors to both levels, with a
hoist and roller tackle projecting bar. Matching return elevations. Internally
brick piers run up through the full height of the building. The floors are
level, with broad elm boards except at attic level, where small boards alternate
with spaces between joists: this wooden upper storey was used for drying the
wool from the skins, and these gaps, coupled with louvres in the timber infill
of the outer walls, assisted the process. The machinery, originally
steam-powered, now driven by electricity and is of early C20, and includes
combing tanks and dressing drums. A second later building runs parallel to this
main block at the rear of the site, and is joined to it by a C20 single storey
link block constructed of concrete blocks with corrugated asbestos sheet roof.
At the main entrance off Eastland Road a pair of slid cast iron gate piers and
open ironwork gates. This gloveworks is one of the few survivors of what was
Yeovil's principal industry, and probably the best and most complete
illustration of the process: hence its inclusion.


Listing NGR: ST5612416203

External Links

External links are from the relevant listing authority and, where applicable, Wikidata. Wikidata IDs may be related buildings as well as this specific building. If you want to add or update a link, you will need to do so by editing the Wikidata entry.

Recommended Books

Other nearby listed buildings

BritishListedBuildings.co.uk is an independent online resource and is not associated with any government department. All government data published here is used under licence. Please do not contact BritishListedBuildings.co.uk for any queries related to any individual listed building, planning permission related to listed buildings or the listing process itself.

British Listed Buildings is a Good Stuff website.