Description

TL8422 COGGESHALL WEST STREET
691/9/10015 Finings House and Drying
House at Isinglass Factory
II

Former drying house and workshop to tannery, later finings house to isinglass factory. Three builds. Northern part probably late C18 or early C19, southern part early to mid C19 but shown on 1853 Tithe map and one storey part to
north probably early C19/ Northern part has base of red brick. Timber framed above and clad in weatherboarding with pantiled roof. Three storeys. There is
a central access opening in the ground floor of the west elevation with a
small inserted window to the north. Loading doors at first floor level of
north end with a smaller loading door at the south end. Blocked opening in
east elevation. The east elevation orignially had adjustable louvres.
Internally there are four structural bays and steep wooden steps/ Second
floor has been removed. Timber bolted knees to posts and beams. Three large wooden bats were used for preparing liquid finings (isinglass in solution)
but the original use of the building was a drying house for hides and skins
to the original tannery.

Listing NGR: TL8422922466

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26656764

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Recommended Books

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  Staffordshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Devon (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Old House Handbook: A Practical Guide to Care and Repair
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  Pioneers of Modern Design: From William Morris to Walter Gropius (Penguin Art & Architecture)
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  Setting up a Listed Building Heritage Partnership Agreement: Historic England Advice Note 5
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  Building Small Projects (New Best of Fine Woodworking)