Building record 0445500000 - 5 VICARAGE ROAD, WINSLOW
Summary
Protected Status/Designation
- Listed Building (II) 1279103: NO 5 VICARAGE ROAD
Map
Type and Period (1)
- HOUSE (17th Century - 1600 AD to 1699 AD)
Description
Grade II. House. C17, altered. Possibly timber framed in part, now covered with whitewashed render. Old tile roof, coped gable to left, central brick stack. T-plan with gabled projection part rubble stone, to north. 2 storeys, 2 bays. Projection has window with old mullion to first floor, similar window in S front. Other windows C20. Entry to N/S front has re-sited stone gargoyle heads at eaves. C20 conservatories to S and in angle of N front. C19 bay to E, formerly part of No. 1, is not of special interest (B1).
BELLARMINE BOTTLE, FOUND SEALED UPSIDE DOWN UNDER TILED HEARTH OF HOUSE. BURIED AS A PROPHYLACTIC MEASURE, TO PREVENT WITCH ENTERING HOUSE? ALMOST CERTAINLY RHENISH; VERY CLOSELY PARALLELED WITH EXAMPLE IN WRECK OF VERGULDE DRAEK (SANK 1656). MORE INFO, PHOTO, ILLUS ON CAS FILE (B2-3).
Sources (3)
- <1>SBC19045 Bibliographic reference: DoE. 1984. List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest: Parishes of Drayton Parslow, Great Horwood, Little Horwood, Mursley, Nash, Newton Longville, Whaddon, & town of Winslow. p97.
- <2>SBC4871 Verbal communication: Mike Farley. 1979. FARLEY M E (BCM) MARCH 1979 PERS COMM (& SEE TYPESCRIPT ARTICLE, NOTES, PHOTOS &C, FILED).
- <3>SBC4753 Article in serial: Mike Farley. 1978. 'A WITCH-BOTTLE FROM WINSLOW', IN RECS OF BUCKS 20 PP635-6. Vol 20.
Location
| Grid reference | SP 76950 27710 (point) |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | WINSLOW, Aylesbury Vale, Buckinghamshire |
Finds (1)
- WITCH BOTTLE (17th Century - 1600 AD to 1699 AD)
Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
Related Events/Activities (1)
- Event - Survey: Site visit (EBC13590)
Record last edited
Nov 29 2023 5:09PM
