Building record 1212100000 - 1 LONDON END, BEACONSFIELD
Summary
Sixteenth or seventeenth century timber-framed house with seventeenth century wall paintings, refronted in the eighteenth century
Protected Status/Designation
- Listed Building (II) 1124562: NO 1 LONDON END
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Type and Period (2)
- HOUSE (16th Century to 17th Century - 1500 AD? to 1699 AD?)
- WALL PAINTING (17th Century - 1620 AD? to 1620 AD?)
Description
Grade II. C16/C17. Timber-framed; refronted C18. Brown brick; old tile roof with modillion cornice. Two storeys. First floor with 2 sashes with glazing bars. Ground floor with modern door and shop front. Wall painting of c1620 were removed from here to Aylesbury Museum (B1).
Wall painting in first floor room noted. Decoration consisted of figures and foliage or flowers (B2).
Sources (2)
- <1>SBC4001 Bibliographic reference: DoE. 1985. LIST OF BUILDINGS OF SPECIAL ARCHITECTURAL OR HISTORIC INTEREST: BUCKINGHAMSHIRE: DISTRICT OF SOUTH BUCKS. p21.
- <2>SBC23877 Article in serial: E Clive Rouse. 1948. 'Domestic Wall Paintings at Chalfont St Peter, Great Pednor and Elsewhere', in Recs of Bucks 15 pp87-96, plates 2-9 and frontispiece. Vol 15, part 2. Note, p94.
Location
| Grid reference | SU 94510 90116 (point) |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | BEACONSFIELD, South Bucks, Buckinghamshire |
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Record last edited
May 17 2017 9:57AM
