Building record 1102800000 - BARRACKS ROW, SMITHFIELD END
Summary
Row of four fifteenth century cruck-built timber-framed thatched houses, with seventeenth and nineteenth century extensions
Protected Status/Designation
- Listed Building (II) 1288207: BARRACKS ROW
- Planning Notification Area: Row of late Medieval timber-framed buildings at Barracks Row, Swanbourne
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Type and Period (3)
- HOUSE (15th Century to 19th Century - 1400 AD to 1899 AD)
- (Alternate Type) CRUCK HOUSE (15th Century - 1400 AD to 1499 AD?)
- (Alternate Type) TIMBER FRAMED HOUSE (15th Century - 1400 AD to 1499 AD)
Description
Grade II. Row of cottages. C15, altered and extended C17 and early C19. Nos. 3-7 are timber framed with curved and diagonal braces, cruck truss exposed in left gable, and whitewashed brick infill. No. 9 is of whitewashed brick. Half-hipped thatch roof, 4 brick chimneys. 2 storeys to No. 9, remainder 1½ storeys with upper windows in thatch. 6 bays. No. 9 has 3-light leaded casements with segmental heads, similar head to door. Remainder has irregular C20 3-light barred wooden casements, with some leaded casements to ground floor. 4 doors. Lean-to to left. RCHM II p. 292 Mon. 24 (B1).
1 cruck truss with curved blades. Source: Roger Evans, Buckinghamshire CC (B2).
Sources (2)
- <1>SBC20017 Bibliographic reference: DoE. 1984. List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest: Bucks: Aylesbury Vale: Parishes of Dunton &C. p63.
- <2>SBC23395 Digital archive: Vernacular Architecture Group. 2004 onwards. Vernacular Architecture Group: Cruck Database.
Location
| Grid reference | SP 79845 27478 (point) |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | SWANBOURNE, Aylesbury Vale, Buckinghamshire |
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Record last edited
Nov 11 2023 12:18PM
