Building record 1287602000 - QUARRY COTTAGE & OLD SCHOOL
Summary
Late eighteenth century house, early nineteenth century former school and attached early twentieth century village hall.
Protected Status/Designation
- Listed Building (II) 1332151: QUARRY COTTAGE AND THE OLD SCHOOL (DBC6002)
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Type and Period (3)
- ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Built 1830, 19th Century - 1800 AD to 1899 AD)
- HOUSE (18th Century - 1700 AD to 1799 AD)
- VILLAGE HALL (Built 1936, 20th Century - 1900 AD to 1999 AD)
Description
Grade II. Cottage and former school, the school now part of village hall. Cottage is late C18, of flint and chalk with brick dressings and tiled roof. Small brick chimney to right. 2 storeys, 2 bays. Paired C20 metal casements, top-hung to first floor, that to ground floor left in blocked doorway with arched head. C20 door to left. School is 1830, of brick with later central buttress and tiled roof. One storey, 2 bays. 3-light leaded windows with segmental heads. Entrance via village hall of 1936 which projects to right. Built in chalk quarry. Included for group value (B1).
The village school is attended by about 40 children (B2).
Sources (2)
- <1>SBC4242 Bibliographic reference: DoE. 1987. LIST OF BUILDINGS OF SPECIAL ARCHITECTURAL OR HISTORIC INTEREST; BUCKS: WYCOMBE DISTRICT: PARISHES OF CHEPPING WYCOMBE &C.
- <2>SBC19727 Bibliographic reference: James Sheahan. 1862. History and Topography of Buckinghamshire. p908.
Location
| Grid reference | SU 80472 84556 (point) |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | MEDMENHAM, Wycombe, Buckinghamshire |
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Record last edited
Nov 17 2023 10:08PM
