NHER 26319 (Monument record) - Allen and Page Warehouse, 3 Quayside

Allen and Page Warehouse, No 3 Quayside.

24 and 25 August 1990. Trial Trenching.
Two trial holes dug by JCB machine in advance of redevelopment.
Hole A at street frontage. 1.8m x 2.5m. 4.5m deposits; waterlogged. 1.9m oak pile (0.15 diameter) in situ, now removed. Copious oyster and mussel shell. One sherd Thetford type ware.
Hole B at rear of structure. 1.7m x 2.7m. 2.6m deposits. Burnt lens with charred material at around 2m. One sherd Thetford type ware.
See report (S1) for details and information from desk-based research. The results of this work are also summarised in (S2).
Compiled by J. Bown (NAU), 30 August 1990.

The western part of the building incorporates No 3 Quayside (NHER 62434) which a source thinks may retain 16th or 17th century floor joists, though the carcass of the building is now 19th/20th century. [1]
See his report filed under NHER 26497.
Compiled by E. Rose (NLA), 20 October 1998.

The earliest industrial occupation of this site is recorded in directories from 1875 to the late 1930s which mostly includes the milling and/or trade of corn, cake, seed, coal, hay and straw.
The millers firm Allan and Page closed down around 1988.
Building 1: Brick and tile construction with possible hayloft.
Building 2: Front of building demolished to make large opening for sliding doors.
Building 3: Remains of shop frontage now mostly infilled with brick.
Building 4: Modern structure built to cover open yard area, steel and asbestos concrete.
See also detailed plans and elevations.
NIAS records (S2)
W. Arnold HES 05/01/11