Building record 1160600000 - MARY MONKS CLOSE, 12 HIGH STREET

Summary

Late eighteenth century house with early twentieth century extension and alterations

Protected Status/Designation

  • Listed Building (II) 1332750: MARY MONKS CLOSE (DBC4109)

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Type and Period (1)

  • HOUSE (18th Century to Modern - 1700 AD to 1999 AD)

Description

Grade II. House. Late C18, altered and extended. Red brick with tuck pointing, moulded plinth and moulded wooden eaves cornice with ornamental dentils. Slate roof, flanking brick chimneys. 2 storeys and attic, 3 bays. C19 barred wooden casements, 3-light flanking 2-light, ground floor windows with lozenge panes in top-lights and gauged brick heads. Central ground floor window has altered head, probably once over front door. 2-light wooden casement to attic in left gable. Additional bay to right is rendered and whitewashed with 3-light leaded casement over fine 6-panelled door. Door has semi-circular radiating fanlight in depressed arch, panelled reveals, flanking Doric pilasters, and C20 entablature hood with triglyph frieze. Gabled cross wing of c.1911 to far right is also rendered and whitewashed, with asbestos slate roof and barred sash windows. Rear much altered C20 (B1).

Sources (1)

  • <1>SBC19269 Bibliographic reference: DoE. 1985. List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest. p105.

Location

Grid reference SP 80375 20583 (point)
Civil Parish WHITCHURCH, Aylesbury Vale, Buckinghamshire

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Record last edited

Jun 8 2023 10:47PM

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