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Former Barber's Picture Palace Cinema and adjacent house
Stratford Road |
Built 1911 as Picture Palace. Converted to Bingo Hall in 1960s.
Now a Pentecostal Church. |
Unlisted. Loss of more features a possibility |
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Former Co-op building
The Square |
Made up of 5 buildings: large corner store, later expanded into 2 adjacent buildings, bakery and warehouse
Built 1888 and 1890s |
Unlisted. Poor maintenance. Substantial investment
needed to restore frontage to Square and realise full potential. |
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Former Market Hall, later Gasfitters' Shop
now Flex Appeal Gym
Glyn Square |
Imposing 2 storey former industrial building with original railings
Built as Market Hall. Opened 1842 and after fire 1906 converted to Gas fitters' Shop |
Maintenance. Painted over bricks.
Vulnerable to changes of use. |
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Maisie's, former Co-op store
Church Street |
Substantial rebuilding in 1930s with high quality bronze shop
fittings (handrail of staircase, window units)Purpose built 1930's
Co-op store. 1970's vacated and occupied by clothing store |
Unlisted. Unsympathetic alterations (exterior) |
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Nos. 13 & 14 Stratford Rd (Grafton
Cyles & Motorcycles) |
Tall, three storey building in classical style. Cast iron
columns to shop fronts. Built 1860s |
Poor maintenance. No attempt to enhance
its period features |
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| No 31 Stratford Rd |
Full height canted bay shop front. Built 1880s. Former Funeral parlour. |
An important shop in Stratford Road between
Radcliffe and Cambridge Sts. |
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| No. 43 Jersey Rd |
Two storey corner shop. Built c 1900 |
Corner shops as a class of building are all under threat
in Wolverton, many having already having been converted into houses. |
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Former Co-op Stables,
now Russ Jones Building services yard |
Two storey stable block and covered yard in front. Extensive open yard to rear
Built 1890s |
Unlisted. Poor maintenance. Vulnerable to development. |
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Stratford Road Garage
Corner of Stratford Road/Jersey Road
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Shop unit built at end of c19th early c20th |
Important to retain as shop/garage as very prominent.
Grant aided under shop fronts' scheme. |
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The Candy Box
Corner of Stratford Road/Jersey Road
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Spacious corner shop units with accommodation above.
Unusual oriel window. Built at end of c19th early c20th.
Formerly two separate shops |
Poor maintenance. Important to retain as shop as very prominent.
Has not taken part in shop fronts’ scheme. |
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The Crauford Arms
Stratford Road
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Hotel and public house in Edwardian free style. Built as Temperance Hotel
in 1906 - architect Charles Cable of Hartley Wintney Hants |
Unlisted. Any future unsympathetic modernisation
by Brewery and owners. |
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The North Western Public House,
formerly London & North Western Hotel
Stratford Road
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Three storey public house with living accommodation above. Built 1861 |
Recent renovation using shop fronts' grant for signage |
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The Royal Engineer pub, now Greek Villager
Stratford Rd |
Three storey public house with living accommodation above. Built c1840. |
Important it remains in pub or similar use.
Poor and unsympathetic maintenance |
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The Queen Victoria Hotel
Church St/Radcliffe St
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Imposing corner hotel/public house Built in mid c1860 with fine wrought iron sign bracket
made by local Blacksmith Nutt and inspired by Cock Hotel in Stony Stratford. Stabling to rear. |
Vulnerable to ill considered alterations
and poor maintenance |
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