East Challow: former Nalder & Nalder Ironworks
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East Challow: former Nalder & Nalder Ironworks
Image: © Stefan Czapski Taken: 19 Oct 2018
The two four-bay wings are pretty basic and functional - but not the central entrance bay, where there's a definite attempt at architectural style. The date 1840 is inscribed above the cornice and the massive 'frieze' of the centre bay. Once I'd noticed that date, the style made sense: it's a not-very-bold attempt at what passed for 'Egyptian' at the time. But in any case the building has a lot of character, and you have to hope that a new use can be found for it that will keep it safe in the long-term.
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Image Location
Latitude
51.592902
Longitude
-1.452411