Building record 1302000000 - 1 HIGH STREET

Summary

Late eighteenth to early nineteenth century house, now offices.

Protected Status/Designation

  • Listed Building (II) 1332027: NO. 1 HIGH STREET

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Type and Period (3)

  • HOUSE (18th Century to 19th Century - 1700 AD to 1899 AD)
  • OFFICE (20th Century - 1900 AD to 1999 AD)
  • CHEMISTS SHOP (20th Century - 1900 AD to 1999 AD)

Description

Grade II. Offices and estate agency. Late C18-early C19 and circa 1830-40. Main block is of colourwashed render with flat eaves and slate roof. Left gable hung with C20 colourwashed asbestos slates. 3 storeys, 3 bays. Barred sash windows, 4-pane flanking 3-pane, the ground floor with C20 barred shop windows. Central door with rectangular fanlight, flanking pilasters, and flat wooden hood on scroll brackets. Earlier @ to right is of red and vitreous brick with red brick dressings, dentil eaves and slate roof, semi-conical to front. 2 storeys, one curved bay. Curved 4-pane sashes with gauged brick heads. Altered doorway, now with C20 3-pane sash to left. Included for group value (B1).
Historic building recording carried out by AS&C in May 2011. See report for detail (B2).

Sources (3)

  • <1>SBC22140 Bibliographic reference: DoE. 1985. List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest. p79.
  • <2>SBC23939 Unpublished document: Archaeological Services & Consultancy Ltd. 2011. Historic Building Recording: 1 High Street, Princes Risborough.
  • <3>SBC24940 Unpublished document: Archaeological Services & Consultancy Ltd. 2014. Archaeological Evaluation: 1 High Street, Princes Risborough.

Location

Grid reference SP 80877 03355 (point)
Civil Parish PRINCES RISBOROUGH, Wycombe, Buckinghamshire

Finds (0)

Related Monuments/Buildings (1)

Related Events/Activities (1)

  • Event - Survey: Historic building recording (Ref: PRH 1401) (EBC17412)

Record last edited

Nov 10 2017 3:18PM

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