Building record 1304907000 - THE OLD HOUSE, WEST STREET

Summary

Eighteenth century house called the Old House

Protected Status/Designation

  • Listed Building (II*) 1235001: THE OLD HOUSE (DBC5652)

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Type and Period (1)

  • HOUSE (18th Century - 1700 AD to 1799 AD)

Description

Grade II+. The main house No 27 - C18. 3 storey. Vitreous brick with red dressings and narrow angle pilasters whole height, Moulded strings at 1st and 2nd floor levels. Moulded and dentilled wood cornice, broken forward over pilasters which have moulded caps and section of architrave and frieze under cornice. Parapet with angle blocks and stone coping. Old tile roof. 3-bay front. Outer windows 3 light on upper floors, segmental-headed, and with panelled frames with corner roundels and panelled tympana. False central windows (upper floors) with curved heads and fluted pilasters at sides. All windows have moulded stone cills. 2 large windows, 4 panes wide, on ground floor with panelled shutters, and 6-Panel central door in boxed doorcase with narrow fluted Composite pilasters and entablature with frieze enriched with fruit and musical instruments, and bracketted cornice. Brass lion knocker. (No 25 has been demolished and replaced by a modern building of 2 storeys and attic in brick, which is not included in the listing). Nos 27 to 35 (odd) and Nos 37 to 51 (odd) form a group (B1).

Sources (2)

  • <1>SBC3617 Bibliographic reference: DoE. 1974. LIST OF BUILDINGS OF SPECIAL ARCHITECTURAL OR HISTORIC INTEREST. pp40-41.
  • <2>SBC19624 Bibliographic reference: Rachel Bown & Julian Hunt. 1994. Marlow: A Pictorial History. Plate 50.

Location

Grid reference SU 84795 86513 (point)
Civil Parish MARLOW, Wycombe, Buckinghamshire

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Record last edited

Aug 1 2007 12:20PM

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