Building record 1247004000 - 20-28 WHIELDEN STREET

Summary

Row of five possible seventeenth century timber framed-houses on Whielden Street, refronted in the nineteenth century and one used as a shop

Protected Status/Designation

  • Listed Building (II) 1238143: NOS 20 TO 28 WHIELDEN STREET

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Type and Period (4)

  • HOUSE (17th Century to 19th Century - 1600 AD? to 1899 AD)
  • SHOP (19th Century - 1800 AD to 1899 AD)
  • (Alternate Type) TIMBER FRAMED HOUSE (17th Century - 1600 AD? to 1699 AD?)
  • (Alternate Type) DOUBLE PILE HOUSE (17th Century - 1600 AD? to 1699 AD?)

Description

Grade II. C19 refronting to earlier building, possibly C17. Rendered and colourwashed, old tile roof hipped at each end. C19 shop front on left with pilasters and slender collonettes with shallow arched heads, recessed doorway. Two doors on right and two 4-light casements. Six modern casements to first floor. Parallel rear range with gable to south, 3 gabled dormers in rear roofslope, gable in centre with timber framing and very large projecting chimney (B1).
April 1990 Buildings report on No.20 held at NMR (B2).

Sources (2)

  • <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. p77.
  • <2>SBC23358 Unpublished document: English Heritage. 2006. NMR Buildings Reports. BF109385.

Location

Grid reference SU 95793 97224 (point)
Civil Parish AMERSHAM, Chiltern, Buckinghamshire

Finds (0)

Related Monuments/Buildings (0)

Related Events/Activities (1)

  • Event - Survey: Site visit (EBC13590)

Record last edited

Dec 20 2016 10:03AM

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