Level 2 Historic Building Recording No. 2 Copt Oak Road

All work undertaken was consistent with the standards outlined in the formal Brief by Leicester Historic and the CIfA 'Standard and Guidance for the Archaeological Investigation and Recording of Standing Buildings' (CIfA 2014) and the 'Code of Conduct' (CIfA 2020). All work followed the Written Scheme of Investigation (WSI) produced by CFA in March 2025 (Noga 2025) (Appendix 1). Features were recorded by means of photographs, and written records conforming to CIfA and Historic England standards, and CFA's own quality manuals. The Buildings were recorded during a site visit on the 1st of April 2025. 3.2 Photographic Recording General external photographs were taken within the constraints of the site, showing the Buildings within the larger context within the Site. General interior photographs were taken of all spaces and features that were accessible, and which were illustrative of the Buildings' design, development, and use. Photographs were taken using a high resolution DSLR Nikon D300. Where it was safe to do so, an appropriately sized photographic scale was included in each photograph. All photography conformed to industry best practice (Historic England 2016), and the digital images were converted to uncompressed baseline v.6 TIFF for archiving. All digital images have accompanying site specific metadata. All the photographs taken on site were later reordered in a logical fashion. Photograph numbers are emphasised in bold in the report text. A selection has been used to illustrate the report. A contact sheet and register of the digital file reference and subject of each shot has been produced to accompany the report (Appendix 2). All photographs were taken by Carley Noga. 3.3 Drawn Record Good quality 'as existing' plans and elevations of the Building were produced prior to the historic building recording survey and utilised during the survey (figs. 3.1, 3.2, 4). Where possible, the existing plans were checked on site for accuracy and where not sufficiently detailed, altered to conform to Historic England conventions (Historic England 2016). Existing plans were used and amended to the required standards for the final report to locate significant structural and architectural features. The plans (figs. 3.1 & 3.2) note changes in building materials and features, such as openings, blocked fenestration, fireplaces, and architectural decoration. 3.4 Written Description A general written description has been produced of the Building, identifying building forms, and features. Previous planning applications provided room function labels throughout the building. On the ground floor, these labels are: Old Cottage, Store, Stable, Wood Store, Old Cottage, Milking Shed, and Store. The smaller store at the northernmost point of the Building has been adjusted to the Northern Store. The Outhouse was not previously labelled has been adapted. The Cottage rooms are broken into the Lounge, Kitchen, and Pantry. On the first floor, there are three Bedrooms within the Cottage, a Hayloft, and Old Cottage For continuity, these labels have been used throughout this report. For ease of the reader, labels have been italicised in text. The use of the term 'elevation' references the direction the external elevation is facing. For example, if the elevation of the Building faces north, then it is identified as the 'north elevation'. However, the term 'wall' references an internal feature and the way in which the viewer must face to observe the wall, therefore the 'north wall' faces south. Compass orientations have been abbreviated in text, e.g. north-west becomes 'NW' and south-south-east becomes SSE.