Mother Redcap's Tavern — Report the wrong picture

What is recorded here

Attached four-bay two-storey former factory, built c.1875, subsequently in use as public house, having shopfront to front (north-east) elevation. Not currently in use. M-profile pitched artificial slate roof, hipped to north-west, with cast-iron rainwater goods. Yellow brick laid in Flemish bond to walls. Coursed rubble calp limestone to north-west elevation. Square-headed window openings having yellow brick voussoirs, painted masonry sills, external timber shutters and six-over-six pane timber sash windows. Steel bars to windows to ground floor. Pair of elliptical-headed arches to front, with painted brick voussoirs and tympana, and steel roller shutters. Shopfront comprising timber pilasters and fascia.

This building forms part of the Mother Redcaps complex which was built as a shoe factory for James Winstanley, and remodelled in 1988 to house a substantial indoor market. Archaeological excavations held on the site in 2006 revealed deposits ranging from Hiberno-Norse to post-medieval, indicating the long history of occupation at this location. The building is enhanced by the retention of timber sash windows, which add a patina of age to the façade.

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