Building record 1237706000 - 24 HIGH STREET (FORMERLY CASTLE BAKERY)
Summary
Seventeenth century timber-framed house, formerly used as a bakery and as offices for a printing works.
Protected Status/Designation
- Listed Building (II) 1332682: NO 24 HIGH STREET
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Type and Period (5)
- BAKERY (19th Century - 1800 AD? to 1899 AD?)
- HOUSE (17th Century to Modern - 1600 AD to 1999 AD?)
- COMMERCIAL OFFICE (20th Century - 1900 AD to 1999 AD)
- PRINTING WORKS (Demolished 2008, Modern - 1901 AD to 1999 AD)
- (Alternate Type) TIMBER FRAMED HOUSE (17th Century - 1600 AD to 1699 AD)
Description
Grade II. Early C19 front on C17 timber framed core. Rendered brick; handmade tile roof with brick eaves cornice. Two storeys. Ground floor with 2 modern windows and central door. First floor with 2 modern sashes. Inside old bake oven. Long rendered rear wing (B1).
Printing works disused and offices vacant in 2000. Works buildings to rear of offices demolished in 2008 (B3).
Trial trenching carried out in October 2008 by Berkshire Archaeological Services recorded the remains of concrete wall footings associated with the printing works [probably the garage shown on site plans included with planning applications] and an earlier back-filled brick-built cess pit (B2).
Sources (3)
- <1>SBC4001 Bibliographic reference: DoE. 1985. LIST OF BUILDINGS OF SPECIAL ARCHITECTURAL OR HISTORIC INTEREST: BUCKINGHAMSHIRE: DISTRICT OF SOUTH BUCKS. p71.
- <2>SBC23312 Unpublished document: Berkshire Archaeological Services. 2008. An Archaeological Field Evaluation in Land to the Rear of No.24 High Street, Burnham.
- <3>SBC23313 Verbal communication: Julia Wise (BCC). 2009. Julia Wise, Pers Comm.
Location
| Grid reference | SU 93160 82461 (point) |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | BURNHAM, South Bucks, Buckinghamshire |
Finds (0)
Related Monuments/Buildings (1)
Related Events/Activities (1)
- Event - Intervention: Trial trenching (Ref: HSB 08) (EBC17149)
Record last edited
Dec 22 2015 11:48AM
