Building record 1245706000 - 54 HIGH STREET
Summary
Seventeenth century or earlier timber-framed house on Amersham High Street, altered and refronted in the nineteenth century
Protected Status/Designation
- Listed Building (II) 1274792: NO 54 HIGH STREET
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Type and Period (2)
- HOUSE (16th Century to 19th Century - 1500 AD? to 1899 AD)
- (Alternate Type) TIMBER FRAMED HOUSE (16th Century to 17th Century - 1500 AD? to 1699 AD?)
Description
Grade II. C17 or earlier, altered and refronted in early C19. Colourwashed brick, first floor with exposed timber framing. Old tile roof, central brick chimney stack with 4 diagonal shafts. Gabled wing on left, smaller gable on right. Two storeys, two wide double-hung sash windows in reveal to both floors, 6 panel door (2 panels fielded) on right with cornice hood. Gabled rear wing, timber framed with red brick infill, tiled roof, 2-storeys. Interior: two large moulded fireplace beams on ground floor. Stair balustrade with splat balusters. (Note: first floor room over carriageway in No 56 is part of No 54). (RCHM I p8 MON 35) (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. p51.
Location
| Grid reference | SU 95585 97360 (point) |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | AMERSHAM, Chiltern, Buckinghamshire |
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Record last edited
Jan 4 2017 11:14AM
