Building record 1244903000 - SELBY HOUSE, 14 BROADWAY
Summary
Protected Status/Designation
- Listed Building (II) 1124849: SELBY HOUSE
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Type and Period (4)
- HOUSE (16th Century to 18th Century - 1500 AD to 1799 AD)
- SHOP (20th Century - 1900 AD to 1999 AD)
- WALL PAINTING (16th Century - 1500 AD to 1599 AD)
- (Alternate Type) TIMBER FRAMED HOUSE (16th Century - 1500 AD to 1599 AD)
Description
Grade II. C18 refronting to earlier fabric red brick, old tile roof, two storeys, plinth, first floor band, ground floor has modern shop window on left, central 4-panel door, with hood on brackets, sash windows on right with no glazing bars, cambered arch: First floor has two similar windows and central recess, all under wooden lintels. Rear elevation has exposed timber framing with painted brick infill, 3 casements to first floor, lean-to addition on ground floor. (Continuous with lower part of No 12 Griffin Hotel [CASS 1244902000]). Interior: C16 wall paintings uncovered in 1962 (B1).
Wall painting discovered during alterations and redecoration in spring 1962 and recorded by Clive Rouse. Painting survived on 4 panels of the east wall of a first floor room and on the woodwork and may originally have extended round the room. The design comprises large Tudor roses, pomegranates and floral motifs in a limited colour-range. Probably late Elizabethan in date (B2).
Sources (2)
- <1>SBC19816 Bibliographic reference: DoE. 1984. List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest: Buckinghamshire: Chiltern District: Parishes of Amersham, Chesham Bois and Coleshill. p6.
- <2>SBC22470 Article in serial: E Clive Rouse. 1962. 'Amersham: Secular Wall Painting', Note in Recs of Bucks Vol 17 p129. Vol 17 Part 2. p129.
Location
| Grid reference | SU 95879 97269 (point) |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | AMERSHAM, Chiltern, Buckinghamshire |
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Record last edited
Feb 21 2023 12:36AM
