Building record 1245430400 - WEYLANDS, 35 & 37 GERMAIN STREET
Summary
Seventeenth century timber-framed former house with eighteenth century front, formerly used as a workhouse and later as a school.
Protected Status/Designation
- Listed Building (II) 1332625: NOS 35 & 37 GERMAIN STREET (DBC7072)
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Type and Period (4)
- GRAMMAR SCHOOL (19th Century - 1800 AD? to 1899 AD?)
- WORKHOUSE (17th Century to 19th Century - 1600 AD? to 1899 AD)
- (Alternate Type) TIMBER FRAMED HOUSE (17th Century - 1600 AD to 1699 AD)
- HOUSE (17th Century to 18th Century - 1600 AD to 1799 AD)
Description
Grade II. C17 timber framed house refronted C18 in chequered red and grey brickwork. 3 storeys, tiled gabled roof behind parapet with ogee curves of Dutch gable type either end. 4 flush sash windows with glazing bars and cambered relieving arches. Moulded bands at eaves and floor levels. Cement rendered plinth. Half glazed door on left has cut bracketed hood. Similar door on right has surround of slim pilasters, frieze and cornice. Former parish workhouse, later Chesham Grammar School. Nos 33 to 37 (odd) form a group (B1).
Inmates being transferred from Chesham parish workhouse to to the workhouse in Amersham were 'rescued' by a crowd of rioting protesters [on 23rd May 1835](B2).
Sources (2)
- <1>SBC3584 Bibliographic reference: DoE. 1973. LIST OF BUILDINGS OF SPECIAL ARCHITECTURAL OR HISTORIC INTEREST. p25.
- <2>SBC25581 Bibliographic reference: Kathryn Morrison. 1999. The Workhouse: A Study of Poor-Law Buildings in England. p49.
Location
| Grid reference | SP 95814 01305 (point) |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | CHESHAM, Chiltern, Buckinghamshire |
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Record last edited
Apr 15 2022 4:05PM
