Building record 1320721000 - 24 HIGH STREET, WEST WYCOMBE

Grade II. Early C18 front of colour washed brick with old tiled roof gabled on west side. 2 storeys and attic; 1st floor band. Ground floor has 3 double hung sashes, 2 C19 without glazing bars, 1 with 2 flush panel shutters. 1st floor has 2 wood mullioned 2 light casements, 1 lattice with wooden transom, 1 with glazing bars. All windows have cambered relieving arches. Sprocket eaves. Timber framed back wing. Nos 24 to 26 (consec) and No 34 form a group (B1).
Building 1 comprised No.24 and the west half of No.25. It was considered to be the earliest surviving structure in the complex, probably dating to the early 16th centruy. This was a two storey main block, jettied to the front and a smaller two storey extension to the rear. The Vernacular Building Survey felt that in the mid 18th century the front of this building was stepped out and reconstructed in brick. The house was also sub-divided into two tenancies (B2).
A two storey building with tile covered roof and it divides into three sections: the original main timber-framed building constructed in c.1532 is towards the centre. It would have had a jetty to the street, but this has now been entirely lost or obscured by the later building. At the rear is a small square plan extension, added in c. 1657. To the front is an 18th century extension that stepped the building out towards the road. The elevation of the building is painted brick dating from the 18th centruy extensions (B2).