{"id":238,"date":"2020-10-14T15:33:59","date_gmt":"2020-10-14T15:33:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.vanel.org.uk\/memorialcottages\/?page_id=238"},"modified":"2020-12-07T16:58:07","modified_gmt":"2020-12-07T16:58:07","slug":"architecturalfeatures","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/www.vanel.org.uk\/memorialcottages\/the-almshouses\/architecturalfeatures\/","title":{"rendered":"Architectural Features"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Francis Wilmer McAulay Memorial Cottages comprise a long single story, south facing building with attics which is subdivided into the seven dwellings. The building faces south on a two acre plot of land with frontage onto the road. At the rear of the property is a stand alone boiler house that was built at the same time as the main building.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

However, the building is far from simply functional and comprises a wide range of interesting architectural features. The architect C H James had a significant reputation and the resulting memorial cottages featured in a number of architectural publications in the years after they were built.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

They were formally listed as Grade 2<\/a> in 1988.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Features<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The building is externally faced with Daneshill bricks and has Ancaster stone dressings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The roof is covered with pantiles of a special local type which were fired at the kilnworks in nearby Barton-on-Humber.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sash windows with solid shutters were installed rather than a cottage style casement window as was common on almshouses of this era.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Each cottage was paneled inside with British Columbian pine which was stained a different colour in each cottage.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ironwork in the fanlight and the guard rails were all made by a local blacksmith.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A teacher from a local art school carved the cartouche, rosettes and consoles on the main doorway as well as lettering around a central window.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The front door was made from a solid piece of mahogany.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

At the rear is a Doric style colonnade and covered walkway joining the houses.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Front Door<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

This main door in the centre of the property entered into what was the original caretakers house and offices. It is itself a key architectural feature and was featured heavily in publications.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This main door has a high central gable in a \u201cDutch\u201d style and the stonework, engraving and ironwork railings are all of note.<\/p>\n\n\n\n