Building record 1201101000 - 5 KINGSBURY

Grade II. C18 front, altered. Colour washed brick, old and machine tiled roof, moulded cornice. 2 storeys and attics, 2 sash box dormers. 2 first floor canted bays. C19 shop with cornice to No 5, modern shop without cornice to No 7 (B1).
Grade II. A shop premises at ground floor level with accommodation above which now serves as storage and office space. Late-C18 or early-C19 with a later-C19 shop front.
Reasons for Designation: - Architectural interest: As a late-C18 or early-C19 shop premises with accommodation above, supplemented by a later-C19 shop front and lobby, which retains a good degree of its original fabric. - Historic interest: It represents the gradual development of the medieval market place at the heart of Aylesbury to include later, permanent shop premises in the C18 and C19 and the subsequent transformation of an earlier shop by the introduction of a plate glass shop front.- Group value: The building stands near to the centre of Aylesbury on a part of the former medieval marketplace and is surrounded by several listed buildings, including Lloyds Bank, 1 Market Square; number 3, Kingsbury; Hobgoblin, 14 Kingsbury; The Rockwood Public House; 40 Kingsbury and 44 Kingsbury (all Grade II). See listing description for more detail and history (B2).