Building record 1256300000 - BEAM HOUSE, 38 HIGH STREET
Summary
Fifteenth or sixteenth century timber-framed cruck-built house, refronted in the eighteenth century and used as a shop
Protected Status/Designation
- Listed Building (II) 1332547: BEAM HOUSE
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Type and Period (4)
- HOUSE (15th Century to 18th Century - 1400 AD? to 1799 AD)
- (Alternate Type) CRUCK HOUSE (15th Century - 1400 AD? to 1499 AD?)
- (Alternate Type) TIMBER FRAMED HOUSE (15th Century to 16th Century - 1400 AD? to 1599 AD?)
- SHOP (19th Century to Modern - 1800 AD? to 1999 AD?)
Description
Grade II. C15 or C16 timber-framed, altered, and refaced C18. Chequer brick, plinth and first floor band. Old tile roof. Brick stack to left of centre. Moulded brick eaves. Two storeys, 6-fielded panel front door right of centre with pediment hood on brackets. Three-light leaded casement each side with cambered arches. Small shop window on left with 4-panel door and cornice over. Three 3-light leaded casements to first floor with cambered arches. Interior: contains two cruck trusses, blades terminating above collars (B1).
Photos and sketch plan made during redecoration work in 1995 (B2).
Cruck trusses with straight blades terminating above collars. Information from Roger Evans, Buckinghamshire CC (B3).
Sources (3)
- <1>SBC19433 Bibliographic reference: DoE. 1984. List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest. p48.
- <2>SBC2989 Unpublished document: F S M Clarke. 1995. LETTER, NOTES & PHOTOS MADE DURING BUILDING WORK.
- <3>SBC23395 Digital archive: Vernacular Architecture Group. 2004 onwards. Vernacular Architecture Group: Cruck Database.
Location
| Grid reference | SP 89408 01350 (point) |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | GREAT MISSENDEN, Chiltern, Buckinghamshire |
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Record last edited
Oct 11 2020 2:43PM
