Building record 1301003000 - SARA'S COTTAGE & THE OLD ORCHARD, LONGWICK

Summary

Pair of seventeenth century timber-framed houses with eighteenth century and later alterations.

Protected Status/Designation

  • Listed Building (II) 1125843: SARA'S COTTAGE AND THE OLD ORCHARD (DBC5322)

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Type and Period (2)

  • HOUSE (17th Century to 18th Century - 1600 AD to 1799 AD)
  • (Alternate Type) TIMBER FRAMED HOUSE (17th Century - 1600 AD to 1699 AD)

Description

Grade II. Pair of cottages. C17, altered early-mid C18 and later. Left bay has timber frame with whitewashed brick infill, partly herringbone. Remainder rebuilt in whitewashed brick with some rendered timbering to first floor of right bay. Tiled roof, rebuilt chimney of thin brick between left bays, later brick chimney to right. 1½-2 storeys, 3 bays. Right bays have barred horizontal sliding sashes, those to first floor in eaves-line dormers. Small paired wooden casement below eaves between right bays. Left bay has paired wooden casement to first floor right, and canted bay window, both with horizontal wooden glazing bars. Board door to loft, half-glazed door between left bays. Early C20 single storey half-timbered bay to left. Interior has stop-chamfered spine beams. RCHM I p.272 Mon. 25 (B1).

Sources (1)

  • <1>SBC22140 Bibliographic reference: DoE. 1985. List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest. p56.

Location

Grid reference SP 78472 05343 (point)
Civil Parish LONGWICK-CUM-ILMER, Wycombe, Buckinghamshire

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Record last edited

Apr 15 2009 2:54PM

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