Building record 1202201000 - 7 MARKET SQUARE
Summary
Sixteenth or seventeenth century timber-framed house, altered in the eighteenth century, used as a shop from the nineteenth century, a travel agent in the twentieth century and now part of a restaurant.
Protected Status/Designation
- Listed Building (II) 1310672: NO 7 MARKET SQUARE
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Type and Period (6)
- SHOP (19th Century - 1800 AD to 1899 AD)
- (Alternate Type) TIMBER FRAMED HOUSE (16th Century to 17th Century - 1500 AD? to 1699 AD?)
- HOUSE? (16th Century to 18th Century - 1500 AD? to 1799 AD)
- COMMERCIAL OFFICE (20th Century - 1900 AD to 1999 AD)
- RESTAURANT (21st Century - 2015 AD to 2099 AD)
- TRAVEL AGENTS (Modern to 21st Century - 1999 AD to 2006 AD?)
Description
Grade II. C18, three storeys, painted stucco, moulded cornice and blocking course. All windows have moulded stucco architrave. Slate roof (small slates). 3 windows on upper floors. Late C19 shop front to ground floor. Nos 5 to 9 (odd) and The Kings Head Hotel form a group (B1).
Visit by AVDC Conservation Officer during building alterations, records remains of 16th or 17th century timber framing in side wall between no 7 and no 5 (CAS 12022)(B2).
Impact assessment by KDK Archaeology concluded that no. 7 retains elements of early post-medieval work in the roof and cellar, although considerable loss of historic fabric had occurred during stripping out of the interior in late 2014. See report for detail (B3).
Sources (3)
- <1>SBC3590 Bibliographic reference: DoE. 1973. LIST OF BUILDINGS OF SPECIAL ARCHITECTURAL OR HISTORIC INTEREST. p27.
- <2>SBC23195 Verbal communication: Julia Foster (AVDC). 2008. Julia Foster pers comm to Julia Wise (BCC), October 2008.
- <3>SBC24617 Unpublished document: KDK Archaeology Ltd. 2015. Heritage Asset Impact Assessment: 7-9 Market Square, Aylesbury.
Location
| Grid reference | SP 81905 13770 (point) |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | AYLESBURY, Aylesbury Vale, Buckinghamshire |
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Record last edited
Oct 25 2020 7:40PM
