Building record 1162200000 - SCHOOL HOUSE, 2 OVING ROAD

Grade II. House. C16, altered c.1860-70, possibly by George Devey, in picturesque style. Timber frame with thin brick infill, roughcast and rendered to south and east. W. gable has ground floor of coursed rubble stone, and external rubble stone chimney stack with 2 C19 diagonal brick shafts. Rebuilt brick chimney with 'V' pilasters to right. Old tile roof. 2 storeys, the upper floor jettied to south and east with C19 moulded fascia board masking bressumer, and C19 moulded wooden cornice below eaves. 2 bays. Late C19 diamond leaded casements, 3-light to ground floor left and first floor, 4-light to ground floor right, the lower windows with transoms. First floor projects to east over entrance loggia of timber posts, and has 2-light casement to south and canted oriel window to east. Door below in E. end is flush-panelled with top lights. Interior: ground floor fireplace at E. end has moulded stone 4-centred arch with moulded spandrels. Moulded spine beam. RCHM II p. 328 Mon. 15 (B1).
Alterations to school master's house designed by George Devey for Revd Alfred Turner and built in 1863-4. The works to the house cost £140. There is a perspective drawing and 2 photographs in RIBA's Devey Collection; 6 drawings, including plan, elevations and section in the Bucks Record Office collections, though most of these are likelyto be for the adjacent school (B2).