Building record 1265200000 - CRUMBLEDOWN, TRIPPS HILL
Summary
Protected Status/Designation
- Listed Building (II) 1310040: CRUMBLEDOWN (DBC6873)
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Type and Period (2)
- FARMHOUSE (16th Century to Modern - 1500 AD to 1999 AD)
- (Alternate Type) TIMBER FRAMED HOUSE (16th Century to 17th Century - 1500 AD? to 1699 AD?)
Description
Grade II. Late C16 or early C17 timber-framed 3 bay, 2 storey house. C18, C19 and C20 brick infill. Old tile roof. Entrance and chimney stack between 2 left hand bays. Board door. Modern leaded casements, 5 to first floor and 3 to ground floor. Stack C17 but partly rebuilt above roof level. At rear modern 2 storey wing with old tile roof and leaded casements. RCHM I, 84, Monument 17 (B1).
Home Farm, Tripps Hill. A farmhouse, converted into flats in the present century. Of timber, 2 storeys. Built c.1600 as a single range with an off-centre fireplace between entry and stairs, flanked by a parlour on one side and a kitchen on the other, with a buttery and pantry beyond. Rearrangement and
renewal of doorways and windows and back infilling to timber framing dated c. 1800 (B2).
Described as 'threated' in 1963, but still standing in 2024.
Sources (2)
- <1>SBC20013 Bibliographic reference: DoE. 1982. List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest: Buckinghamshire: Chiltern District: Parishes of Chalfont St Giles &C. p25 and ?68.
- <2>SBC29586 Bibliographic reference: Royal Commision on Historical Monuments. 1963. Monuments Threatened Or Destroyed: A Select List 1956-1962. No 25.
Location
| Grid reference | SU 98102 93168 (point) |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | CHALFONT ST. GILES, Chiltern, Buckinghamshire |
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Record last edited
Jul 30 2026 12:43PM
