Building record 0060704000 - CASTLE HILL HOUSE (Wycombe Chair Museum)
Summary
Late sixteenth or early seventeenth century house, with later extensions and remodelling, now a museum
Protected Status/Designation
- Listed Building (II) 1159930: CASTLE HILL HOUSE (BOROUGH MUSEUM) (DBC5517)
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Type and Period (2)
- HOUSE (Remodelled c.1778, 16th Century to 18th Century - 1500 AD? to 1799 AD?)
- MUSEUM (20th Century - 1900 AD to 1999 AD)
Description
Grade II. Late C16 or early C17 in origin, with front block, remodelled circa 1778, altered to form symmetrical south elevation of 3 bays. Subsequently extended on east by 1 bay of similar design. Flint rubble with pilasters at angles and between bays; hipped Welsh slate roof with wide eaves cornice. 2 storeys and attics, 4 sash windows in reveals. Glazed 2 fold left central door with traceried elliptical fanlight in deeply recessed segmentally arched opening and surround of slim panelled Doric pilasters. Date on panel on west side elevation 1778. Earlier C18 wing at back, roughcast with old tiled roof (B14).
Sources (1)
- <14>SBC3604 Bibliographic reference: DoE. 1973. LIST OF BUILDINGS OF SPECIAL ARCHITECTURAL OR HISTORIC INTEREST: BUCKINGHAMSHIRE: WYCOMBE DISTRICT: BOROUGH OF HIGH WYCOMBE. p35.
Location
| Grid reference | SU 86750 93238 (point) |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | HIGH WYCOMBE, Wycombe, Buckinghamshire |
Finds (0)
Related Monuments/Buildings (2)
Related Events/Activities (1)
- Event - Survey: Site visit (EBC13570)
Record last edited
Aug 25 2023 8:57PM
