Building record 1245510000 - 119 HIGH STREET

Summary

Seventeenth century timber-framed house on Amersham High Street, refronted in the early eighteenth century

Protected Status/Designation

  • Listed Building (II) 1221710: NO 119 HIGH STREET

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Type and Period (2)

  • HOUSE (17th Century to 18th Century - 1600 AD to 1799 AD)
  • (Alternate Type) TIMBER FRAMED HOUSE (17th Century - 1600 AD to 1699 AD)

Description

Grade II. Early C18 refronting to C17 timber framed building. Red and grey brick with red dressings. Old tile roof with moulded wood dentil cornice. Two storeys. Ground floor has two double-hung sashes with flat arches and painted keyblocks. Doorway in centre with 6-panel door, 2 panels new glass, in wooden panelled reveals and surround of Roman Doric pilasters carrying ribbed carved consoles and cornice hood with panelled reveal. Carriageway on right with painted bressummer. First floor has three late C18 double-hung sashes in reveals with painted rendered arches (B1).

Sources (1)

  • <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. p34.

Location

Grid reference SU 95530 97420 (point)
Civil Parish AMERSHAM, Chiltern, Buckinghamshire

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Record last edited

Jan 18 2017 12:45PM

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