Building record 1212107000 - KING'S HEAD HOUSE, 15 LONDON END, AND CHARTRIDGE HOUSE, 30 SHEPHERDS LANE
Summary
Sixteenth or seventeenth century house called King's Head House, refronted in the eighteenth century
Protected Status/Designation
- Listed Building (II) 43704: KING'S HEAD HOUSE AND CHARTRIDGE HOUSE (DBC1872)
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Type and Period (1)
- HOUSE (16th Century to 18th Century - 1500 AD? to 1799 AD?)
Description
Grade II. C16/C17 refronted C18. Red blue brick; old tile roof behind panelled parapet. Two chimneys on ridge. Two storeys and attic with three dormers with hipped tile roofs. Stringcourse at first floor level. First floor with five sashes, the lower half of the window second from left filled in with sundial inscribed: 'Essex House, 1580: King's Head 1714: Tempus Fugit, 1925'. Ground floor with central door in timber doorcase with panelled pilasters and dentil cornice and two sashes on either side. All windows with glazing bars. Interior has much early timbering exposed and some C18 panelling and doors. Rainwater head at right side inscribed RRE 1714 (B1).
Sources (1)
- <1>SBC4001 Bibliographic reference: DoE. 1985. LIST OF BUILDINGS OF SPECIAL ARCHITECTURAL OR HISTORIC INTEREST: BUCKINGHAMSHIRE: DISTRICT OF SOUTH BUCKS. p23; amended 9th January 2024.
Location
| Grid reference | SU 94559 90133 (point) |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | BEACONSFIELD, South Bucks, Buckinghamshire |
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Record last edited
Jul 31 2025 12:48PM
