Building record 1305202000 - 14 TO 22 WEST STREET
Summary
Row of 4 eighteenth century and earlier houses, now a single building and in use as a shop.
Protected Status/Designation
- Listed Building (II) 1217034: NOS 14 TO 22 WEST STREET
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Type and Period (2)
- (Former Type) HOUSE (17th Century to Modern - 1600 AD? to 1999 AD)
- SHOP (19th Century to Modern - 1800 AD? to 1999 AD)
Description
Grade II. C18 and partially earlier, formerly 4 buildings now linked as one both structurally and visually. Much altered in early C20. Now one storey as lst floor windows have all been removed. Shop front the entire Ground floor. Rough cast. Moulded eaves cornice. Centre gable with a round plaque stating "Est 1820". (This probably refers to a business rather than the earliest date of the building itself). Old tile roof and one chimney stack in brick, originally probably of No 16. Nos 4 to 32 (even) form a group (B1).
Formerly the premises of Batting and Sons, high class ironmongers, sanitary and general engineers and makers of agricultural machinery at Maidenhead and Marlow [business established 1820](B2).
Sources (2)
- <1>SBC3617 Bibliographic reference: DoE. 1974. LIST OF BUILDINGS OF SPECIAL ARCHITECTURAL OR HISTORIC INTEREST. p50.
- <2>SBC19624 Bibliographic reference: Rachel Bown & Julian Hunt. 1994. Marlow: A Pictorial History. Plates 137 & 138.
Location
| Grid reference | SU 84815 86566 (point) |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | MARLOW, Wycombe, Buckinghamshire |
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Record last edited
Apr 20 2011 2:11PM
