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Long Street, ATHERSTONE, CV9 1AF

The Albert Hall on Long Street in the centre of Atherstone was built in 1876 as a mission hall and could accommodate 500 people. It is now used as a gym.

The mini-roundabout marks the junction of Long Street and Woolpack Way. This part of Long Street is quieter than the western section, as there are not many shops here. There are however several pubs, plus the Conservative Club on the corner. Image In the far distance, on the right, is one of Atherstone's best known pubs, the black & white timber framed Old Swan. Image

Atherstone is typical of towns that would once have had a number of banks but is now gradually losing them as on-line banking becomes more popular. This former HSBC bank, a grade II listed building dating from 1837, is now a branch of Specsavers.

The sign is above the door. Image; Image

Another view:- ImageThe club's sign:- Image

Licensed club on the corner of Long Street and Woolpack Way. Can accommodate up to 350 members. The building itself dates originally from the late 17th century, but was heavily altered and added to in the 19th century.Image; Image

Grade II listed. Listing number 1299832. House, attached railings and coach house and stable block; part of row. Dated 1711, but front appears to be entirely of c.1775. Flemish bond brick with rendered dressings and moulded and dentil cornice. Slate roofs; brick ridge stacks. L-plan, with wings on left to rear. 3 storeys; 1-3-1 bays. Centre projects very slightly. Fielded 6-panelled door has fanlight with husk garland, and Doric doorcase of half-columns with fluted capitals, entablature and pediment. Second and fourth bays have break-front tripartite sashes with thin Tuscan half-columns and pilasters. First bay has large rusticated rendered basket arch with flush 6-panelled double doors. Date plaque above is C19/C20. Fifth bay has early C19 alterations, probably for shop or bank premises. Panelled wood pilasters and a continuous entablature enclose a flush 6-panelled door with fanlight set in an overlight, and two 16-pane sashes with reeded wood surround. First floor has sill course. Sashes, 6-pane to second floor, have gauged brick flat arches. Central windows have moulded surrounds, shouldered and with fluted entablature and cornice to first floor. Cast iron railings are partly late C18/early C19. Coach house and stable block to rear is early C19. Flemish bond brick with brick dentil cornice. Slate roof. 2 storeys; 7 bays of varying widths. First bay has plank door with fanlight, second bay has round-arched window, and has loft door with fanlight above. Third, fourth and fifth bays, have large, almost round arches. Third bay has double doors. The others are blank, with a segmental-arched plank door to the fourth bay, and a later opening inserted in the fifth. Narrow sixth bay has round arched opening, with plank door; similar seventh bay is blocked. First floor has rendered blind circular openings. End wall has similar blind opening. Pedimented gable has blind lunette.

This etched glass window at the front of the Bubble Inn (formerly White Horse) on Long Street is a rare reminder of Phillips and Marriott's brewery of Coventry. The brewery was taken over and closed down in 1924 - so this pub has advertised a product which it couldn't sell for nearly a century! The window is reflecting the street and the photographer.

This house is believed to date from the early 19th century.

In the public car park on the corner of Long Street and Woolpack Way is this "Recycling Centre". It illustrates only too dramatically the problem that while the public are continually exhorted to recycle, the facilities themselves are all too frequently inadequate. It is surprising that North Warwickshire District Council or their contractor have not emptied these containers, particularly as this is the time of year when they are likely to be used the most!