Description

NOTTINGHAM

SK5739SW CASTLE BOULEVARD
646-1/23/92 (South side)
01/11/85 Newcastle House and attached
boundary wall

GV II

Formerly known as: Vyella House CASTLE BOULEVARD.
Factory and offices, now offices. 1931-33. By FA Broadhead for
William Hollins & Co, manufacturers of Vyella fabric.
Structural engineering by the Indented Bar and Concrete
Engineering Co. Ltd., of Westminster. Clock added c1960.
Converted and altered, with renewed cladding, c1985.
Rectangular plan on a 16ft x 20ft grid. Art Deco style.
EXTERIOR: 4 storeys plus basement. Reinforced concrete
structure with steel frame curtain walling, reconstituted
stone cladding, and flat roof behind parapet. Concrete floor
and roof slabs carried on round mushroom columns. The
cantilevered outer slabs support continuous curtain walling on
continuous concrete spandrels.
Entrance front has a central feature of 10 narrow bays defined
by slender vertical stone fins rising from the ground floor to
the top of the second floor. In the centre, a massive stone
frame, 2 storeys, enclosing the main doorway. Moulded doorcase
and cornice, with panelled folding doors and surround. Narrow
side lights, and above the door, 4 narrow lights with window
guards. Above again, a square bracket clock. Outside, double
lateral steps to the door landing, flanked by basement
entrances and linked to the boundary wall. This extends across
the front, approx 60m, and has a flat coping.
INTERIOR has mainly original boardroom with full height
veneered wooden panelling, coved floor and ceiling, and
wood-cased mushroom columns. Veneered panelled doors and
etched glass sliding windows, with Vyella trademarks.
Adjoining meeting room has a simpler decorative scheme with
similar windows. Concrete winder stairs with chromed tube
handrail.
A notable early use of concrete and mushroom columns in
factory building.
(The Buildings of England: Pevsner N: Nottinghamshire: London:
1979-: 247).

Listing NGR: SK5702239331

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26538966

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Recommended Books

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  Harrow on the Hill: A photographic portrayal of listed buildings and structures (Historic Buildings Picture Guides)
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  Old House Handbook: A Practical Guide to Care and Repair
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  Drawing up a Local Listed Building Consent Order: Historic England Advice Note 6
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  Yorkshire: York and the East Riding (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  For the Record
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  Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990