Building record 1245609000 - FRITH HOUSE, 24 HIGH STREET
Summary
Sixteenth or early seventeenth century timber-framed jettied house called Frith House, refaced in the nineteenth century
Protected Status/Designation
- Listed Building (II) 1274821: FRITH HOUSE (DBC6821)
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Type and Period (3)
- HOUSE (16th Century to 19th Century - 1500 AD? to 1899 AD)
- TIMBER FRAMED HOUSE (16th Century to 17th Century - 1500 AD? to 1699 AD?)
- (Alternate Type) JETTIED HOUSE (16th Century to 17th Century - 1500 AD? to 1699 AD?)
Description
Grade II. C16 or early C17, refaced early to mid C19, painted brick on left, roughcast on right. Old tile roof continuing over carriageway on east. Two gables, two storeys, central C18 4 fielded panel door with architrave and cornice hood, right hand oriel shop window on two brackets, glazing bars. First floor jettied above this with canted oriel window with pediment. 4 pane wide sash window in reveals with cambered head on left, and similar window to first floor. Exposed timber framing on east flank wall and a roof truss in the carriageway with curved braces to the tie beam. Two storey rear wing partly timber framed, part colour- washed brick, visible from Ward Place. (RCHM I p9 MON 39) (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. pp46-47.
Location
| Grid reference | SU 95719 97312 (point) |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | AMERSHAM, Chiltern, Buckinghamshire |
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Record last edited
Jan 6 2017 6:18PM
