Building record 1169000000 - CRUCKS COTTAGE, HIGH STREET
Summary
Possible late medieval timber-framed cruck-built thatched house, remodelled in the seventeenth century and with nineteenth and twentieth century extensions
Protected Status/Designation
- Listed Building (II) 1124271: CRUCKS COTTAGE
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Type and Period (3)
- HOUSE (15th Century to Modern - 1400 AD? to 1999 AD)
- CRUCK HOUSE (15th Century - 1400 AD? to 1499 AD?)
- (Alternate Type) TIMBER FRAMED HOUSE (15th Century to 17th Century - 1400 AD? to 1699 AD)
Description
Grade II. Small house. C17 Remodelling of earlier cruck building. Whitewashed roughcast, thatched roof, flanking brick chimneys. One storey and attic, 2 bays. Ground floor has 3-light barred wooden casements with segmental heads; attic has paired wooden casement in thatch. C19 bay to right has late 1970s extension to front with hipped tile roof, door in left side, and similar barred wooden casements. Interior of original part retains 3 cruck trusses, the blades terminating just above the collar (B1).
3 cruck trusses, with elbowed blades held by a saddle carrying two rafters. Source: A.G. Taylor (B2).
Sources (2)
- <1>SBC19811 Bibliographic reference: DoE. 1985. List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest: Buckinghamshire: Aylesbury Vale: Parishes of Boarstall &C.
- <2>SBC23395 Digital archive: Vernacular Architecture Group. 2004 onwards. Vernacular Architecture Group: Cruck Database.
Location
| Grid reference | SP 68348 20687 (point) |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | GRENDON UNDERWOOD, Aylesbury Vale, Buckinghamshire |
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Record last edited
Nov 14 2017 7:01PM
