Building record 1178500000 - The Upper Shop and the Lower Shop, Bull Ring
Summary
Protected Status/Designation
- Listed Building (II) 1281247: THE LOWER SHOP AND THE UPPER SHOP (DBC3141)
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Type and Period (3)
- HOUSE (16th Century to Modern - 1500 AD? to 1999 AD)
- SHOP (19th Century - 1800 AD? to 1899 AD)
- (Alternate Type) TIMBER FRAMED HOUSE (16th Century to 17th Century - 1500 AD? to 1699 AD?)
Description
Grade II. House, now 2 shops. C17, possibly earlier, altered C20. Timber-framed, rendered, with plain-tile roof and brick end stacks. Probably 2-unit plan originally. 2-storeys and attic; 3-window range. Main front faces High Street to S and has C20 door to right of centre flanked by hanging bay window to left and canted bay window to right, both shop windows, all under continuous straight hood. 3-light casement windows to 1st floor left and right of centre and small 1-light casement to 1st floor far left. Central hipped roof dormer window. INTERIOR: much mutilated two and a half bay roof survives, originally with 2 tiers of wind-braced purlins; collars and through purlins. The building is constructed on a slope. Lower shop occupies ground floor and is entered from High Street. Upper shop occupies first and attic floors and is entered from Market Hill (B2).
Sources (2)
- <1>SBC3596 Bibliographic reference: DoE. 1973. LIST OF BUILDINGS OF SPECIAL ARCHITECTURAL OR HISTORIC INTEREST: BUCKINGHAMSHIRE: BOROUGH OF BUCKINGHAM. p10.
- <2>SBC23498 Bibliographic reference: Department of National Heritage (DNH). 1994. LIST OF BUILDINGS OF SPECIAL ARCHITECTURAL OR HISTORIC INTEREST: BUCKINGHAMSHIRE: BOROUGH OF BUCKINGHAM. p19.
Location
| Grid reference | SP 69646 34055 (point) |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | BUCKINGHAM, Aylesbury Vale, Buckinghamshire |
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Record last edited
Nov 15 2023 7:49PM
