Building record 1007300000 - 30 MAIN STREET (The Grange or Mursley Grange)

Summary

Sixteenth century timber-framed house with later extensions.

Protected Status/Designation

  • Listed Building (II) 1214310: NO 30 MAIN STREET (DBC3615)

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Type and Period (2)

  • HOUSE (16th Century to Modern - 1500 AD to 1999 AD)
  • (Alternate Type) TIMBER FRAMED HOUSE (16th Century - 1500 AD to 1599 AD)

Description

Grade II. House. C16 T-plan house with later extensions in angles, remodelled early C20. Whitewashed roughcast, possibly concealing timber frame. Gables have tile-hanging over timber frame with herringbone brick infill. Old tile roofs. Central chimney of thin brick with arched niches to sides, the top part rebuilt. Similar stack to original rear wing. 2 storeys, 3 C20 bays. Outer bays are gabled and have C20 2-storey square bay windows with hipped tile roofs, wooden mullions and transoms, leaded lights and half-timbering between storeys. Centre has lean-to tiled roof over single storey bay window and narrow flanking verandahs. 2-light leaded casement to first floor with moulded brick sill. Entry in gabled porch to centre of left side. Interior: stop-chamfered spine beams, central chimney has moulded stone fireplaces with 4-centred arches to first floor and ground floor right; ground floor left room has late C17-C18 black and white diamond flags; a little timber framing visible. RCHM II p 205 MON 11 (B1).

Mursley Grange was probably built in the C16th, but has been much rebuilt since. The walls are covered with rough-cast and the roofs are tiled. The only details externally visible are the chimney stacks which are of C17th brick. Condition - Good, much restored and altered (B2).

This record includes National Record of the Historic Environment Information provided by Historic England on 4 June 2025 licensed under the Open Government Licence.

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. p36.
  • <2>SBC20467 Bibliographic reference: Royal Commision on Historical Monuments. 1913. An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Buckinghamshire Volume 2 North. Volume 2. p205.
  • <3>SBC27441 Digital archive: Historic England. National Record of the Historic Environment (NRHE).

Location

Grid reference SP 81670 28797 (point)
Civil Parish MURSLEY, Aylesbury Vale, Buckinghamshire

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Record last edited

Aug 18 2026 11:29AM

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