Loughborough: The Carpenter's Arms
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Loughborough: The Carpenter's Arms
Image: © Nigel Cox Taken: 17 Jul 2011
Formerly the Corporation Hotel, the Carpenter's Arms has, since 2009, been a Christian run 12 room residential rehabilitation centre for men challenged by drug and alcohol addiction. Prior to this it was in use as a homeless hostel. The building is locally listed and the Charnwood Borough Council website describes it thus: "Hotel / Public House. Now used as a hostel. Late C19. Plain Italianate styling. Red brick. Stone string course between 1st & 2nd floor. Stone cornice under eaves. Stone dressings to openings. Slate hipped roof. Feature brick stacks rising through eaves on each return facade. 2 tall storeys. Square on plan with annexe at rear. Ground floor windows to public rooms subdivided by rectangular pilasters. Main entrance offset under Italianate balustrade surmounting stone arched head containing fanlight. Stone relief above arch. Generally 4 paned vertical sliding sash windows to 1st floor. Ground Floor windows concealed behind vertical "blinds" obscuring top light." The main entrance under the balustrade has since been bricked up.
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Image Location
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