Building record 1303408000 - 41 & 41A HIGH STREET

Grade II+. C18. One house, 3 storeys, attic and cellar. Vitreous brick. Moulded plinth. Red quoins and window surrounds, moulded and modillioned wood cornice and pediment. Hipped old tile roof swept out to eaves. 2 cabled dormers. Central oval light in tympanum. 5 bay front. 3 central bays with a slight projection and pediment. All ground and 1st floor windows have stone cills and fretted sunblind pelmets. All glazing bars intact 5 Panel central radiating fanlight, panelled reveals, in surround of pilasters with cap mould carried over doorhead, architraves to arch with bearded and crowned head key stone, in doorcase of 2 ionic engaged fluted columns and entablature with curved frieze and bracketted cornice. 2 moulded stone steps and contemporary area rails to right hand with turn topped standards and twist beads to bars. Nos 41 to 40 (odd) and the Chequers Hotel form a group (B1).
Cromwell House, known earlier as Alfred House was the home of John Ellison of London, who died in 1743. The Ellisons retained the house until about 1850. Later Edwin Clark, the famous civil engineer (1814-1894) lived here. Until 1991 it was Marlow's post office (B2).
Converted to the Post Office in 1912 (B3).