Building record 1245410000 - LITTLE GERMAINS

Summary

Sixteenth century house called Little Germains with seventeenth, eighteenth, nineteenth and twentieth century additions

Protected Status/Designation

  • Listed Building (II*) 1158567: LITTLE GERMAINS

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Type and Period (1)

  • HOUSE (Built about 1540, 16th Century to Modern - 1500 AD to 1999 AD)

Description

Grade II+. Circa 1540 original rectangular small house to which an L plan front wing was added in 1720. North east side addition 1830. Addition on north west 1911. Red bricks, some plum coloured brickwork to sides, old tiled roof. 2 storeys and attics, road front of 5 sash windows with glazing bars in reveals under cutter flat arches. 2 hipped dormer windows with lattice casements. Central doorway has half glazed door, archivolt, surround with consoles to open pediment. 1st floor bands either side of doorway pediment, eaves cornice. South front has red and grey chequer brickwork, corbelled brick cornice, Doric porch, canted bay window on right. Interior: some C18 painted fielded panelling. Little Germains, the Stables and the Front Railings form a group (B1).

Sources (1)

  • <1>SBC3584 Bibliographic reference: DoE. 1973. LIST OF BUILDINGS OF SPECIAL ARCHITECTURAL OR HISTORIC INTEREST. p22.

Location

Grid reference SP 95537 00974 (point)
Civil Parish CHESHAM, Chiltern, Buckinghamshire

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Record last edited

Sep 20 2020 8:15PM

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