Building record 1195100000 - 21 & 22 WEST STREET

Summary

Pair of early nineteenth century houses and attached outbuildings with earlier origins and twentieth century alterations; one of buildings formerly a shop, the other now offices

Protected Status/Designation

  • Listed Building (II) 1280600: NUMBERS 21 AND 22 AND ATTACHED OUTBUILDINGS

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Type and Period (4)

  • HOUSE (18th Century to Modern - 1700 AD? to 1999 AD)
  • (Alternate Type) TIMBER FRAMED HOUSE? (18th Century - 1700 AD? to 1799 AD)
  • OFFICE (20th Century - 1900 AD to 1999 AD)
  • SHOP (20th Century - 1900 AD to 1999 AD)

Description

Grade II. Pair of houses, now shop, dwelling and offices. Early C19 with older origins, altered C20. Rendered to front, slate roof, brick ridge and end stacks. L-plans. 3-storey, 4-window range. No.21 to right has central C20 door with panelled reveals, moulded wood surround with paterae to corners, and thin straight hood, flanked by C20 shop windows. No.22 has 6-panel, part-glazed door with similar surround to right of C20 window. 16-pane sash windows to 1st floor, and 12-pane sashes to 2nd floor some with old crown glass. Plinth and bracketed wood eaves. Central rainwater head with star over crescent in relief. 2-storey wings to rear continued by single-storey wings housing outbuildings, with plain-tile roofs. INTERIOR: wing to No.21 has chamfered spine beam with ogee stops to ground floor and cellar with chamfered spine beam. No.22 has elliptical-arched opening off passage giving access to staircase which has ramped mahogany handrail and stick balusters. Old kitchen in wing has spine beam and fitted dresser (B1).

Sources (1)

  • <1>SBC23498 Bibliographic reference: Department of National Heritage (DNH). 1994. LIST OF BUILDINGS OF SPECIAL ARCHITECTURAL OR HISTORIC INTEREST: BUCKINGHAMSHIRE: BOROUGH OF BUCKINGHAM. p153.

Location

Grid reference SP 69474 33995 (point)
Civil Parish BUCKINGHAM, Aylesbury Vale, Buckinghamshire

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Record last edited

Nov 2 2023 5:31PM

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