Building record 1228500000 - 56,58 & 60 HIGH STREET
Summary
Eighteenth century house with twentieth century shop front, formerly a grammar school.
Protected Status/Designation
- Listed Building (II) 1124371: NOS 56, 58 AND 60 HIGH STREET
Map
Type and Period (3)
- HOUSE (18th Century - 1700 AD to 1799 AD)
- SHOP (20th Century - 1900 AD to 1999 AD)
- (Former Type) GRAMMAR SCHOOL (19th Century - 1800 AD to 1899 AD)
Description
Grade II. Early to mid C18. Red brick with rendered ground floor; old tile-hipped roof. Three storeys. First floor rendered string course; second floor brick string course; brick dentil eaves cornice. First and second floors each with 5 flush sashes with cambered brick relieving arches and glazing bars. On the ground floor a modern shop projects from the front of No 60. Paired central doorcase with cornice on brackets. Nos 56 and 58 have 2 cambered head ground floor windows (B1).
Shown as 'Grammar School' on 1st edition 25-inch OS map, a single (undivided) building, originally extending further to the W with a rear wing at right angles to the W end (B2).
Sources (2)
- <1>SBC4001 Bibliographic reference: DoE. 1985. LIST OF BUILDINGS OF SPECIAL ARCHITECTURAL OR HISTORIC INTEREST: BUCKINGHAMSHIRE: DISTRICT OF SOUTH BUCKS. p171.
- <2>SBC23077 Verbal communication: Julia Wise (BCC). 2008. Information from OS 6-inch and 25-inch historic mapping and aerial photos.
Location
| Grid reference | TQ 03736 81232 (point) |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | IVER, South Bucks, Buckinghamshire |
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Record last edited
Jun 10 2008 4:27PM
