Building record 1320702000 - 3 HIGH ST, WEST WYCOMBE
Summary
Protected Status/Designation
- Listed Building (II) ()
- Listed Building (II) 1160017: NO 3 HIGH STREET (DBC5530)
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Type and Period (2)
- HOUSE (17th Century to 18th Century - 1600 AD to 1799 AD)
- (Alternate Type) TIMBER FRAMED HOUSE (17th Century - 1600 AD to 1699 AD)
Description
GRADE II.C17 WITH EARLY C18 GABLED ADDITION ON RIGHT PROJECTING TO FORM AN L-PLAN.EARLIER PART IS TIMBER FRAMED WITH COLOUR WASHED BRICK NOGGING; LATER PART IS OF COLOUR WASHED BRICK.2 STOREYS,2 MODERN 2 LIGHT CASEMENT WINDOWS WITH WOODEN MULLIONS.1 FLAT ARCHED CASEMENT TO WING ON RIGHT,ATTIC DUMMY WINDOW [MORE](B1).
The earliest part of the range of buildings No. 2-9. dendrochronology suggesting a construction date of c.1554. now divided between 3 and 4. The western two bays are now in No.3. the roof comprises pairs of rafters and jointed at the apex without a ridge piece. A single purlin to each slope and the roof is strengthend with wind braces. Secondary packing rafters added to the backs of the primary rafters in the 1930s works (B2).
Sources (3)
- <1>SBC3604 Bibliographic reference: DoE. 1973. LIST OF BUILDINGS OF SPECIAL ARCHITECTURAL OR HISTORIC INTEREST: BUCKINGHAMSHIRE: WYCOMBE DISTRICT: BOROUGH OF HIGH WYCOMBE.
- <2>SBC24568 Unpublished document: Oxford Archaeology. 2015. No 2-9 High Street West Wycombe Village: Historic Building Investigation and Recording.
- <3>SBC24551 Unpublished document: Oxford Archaeology South. 2015. National Trust West Wycombe Village; Vernacular Buildings Synthesis Study.
Location
| Grid reference | SU 82847 94645 (point) |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | HIGH WYCOMBE, Wycombe, Buckinghamshire |
Finds (0)
Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
Related Events/Activities (2)
- Event - Survey: Historic building Investigation and Recording (Ref: WWBS12) (EBC17706)
- Event - Survey: Site visit (EBC13570)
Record last edited
Nov 17 2023 8:05PM
