Building record 1289301000 - JEFFRIES, HEDSOR ROAD

Summary

Early eighteenth century house with later alterations and extension.

Protected Status/Designation

  • Listed Building (II) 1125573: JEFFRIES (DBC5050)

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Type and Period (1)

  • HOUSE (18th Century to Modern - 1700 AD to 1999 AD)

Description

Grade II. House. Early C18, possibly raised later C18, with later alterations and C19-C20 extension to right. Chequer brick, old tile roof, brick chimney to right. Single pile with hipped stair turret to centre rear and outshot to rear of left bay. 2 storeys and attic, 2 bays. Chamfered plinth, gauged first floor band course, moulded wooden eaves cornice. C20 paired barred wooden casements with gauged heads. Attic casements in hipped dormers with moulded cornices. Blind window panel to centre of first floor over blocked doorway with C20 matching panel and small round window. Sun fire insurance plaque. Left gable has letters HIA in blue header brick, and C19-C20 canted bay window. Set back to right are brick extensions with plain tile roofs and barred wooden casements. Half-glazed door to left with pediment hood and flanking single lights. Interior has good early C18 staircase with 3 twisted balusters to each tread, shaped scroll tread ends, moulded handrail and fluted column newels. Re-set pine fireplace in ground floor left room, with moulded architrave, frieze block and cornice; re-set wooden bolection moulding to fireplace in upper right room (B1).

Sources (1)

  • <1>SBC4242 Bibliographic reference: DoE. 1987. LIST OF BUILDINGS OF SPECIAL ARCHITECTURAL OR HISTORIC INTEREST; BUCKS: WYCOMBE DISTRICT: PARISHES OF CHEPPING WYCOMBE &C. p83.

Location

Grid reference SU 89537 86696 (point)
Civil Parish WOOBURN, Wycombe, Buckinghamshire

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Record last edited

Jan 29 2008 12:06PM

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