Building record 1320721000 - 24 HIGH ST, WEST WYCOMBE

Summary

Eighteenth century fronted house with timber-framed rear on the High Street, West Wycombe

Protected Status/Designation

  • Listed Building (II)
  • Listed Building (II) 1125131: NO 24 HIGH STREET

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Type and Period (1)

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

Description

GRADE II.EARLY C18 FRONT OF COLOUR WASHED BRICK WITH OLD TILED ROOF GABLED ON WEST SIDE.2 STOREYS & 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 [MORE](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).

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>SBC24567 Unpublished document: Oxford Archaeology. 2015. Nos 24-27, 34-35 Crown Court, 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SBC24551 Unpublished document: Oxford Archaeology South. 2015.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 83077 94654 (point)
Civil Parish HIGH WYCOMBE, Wycombe, Buckinghamshire

Finds (0)

Related Monuments/Buildings (0)

Related Events/Activities (2)

  • Event - Survey: Building Investigation and Recoreding (Ref: WWBS12) (EBC17705)
  • Event - Survey: Site visit (EBC13570)

Record last edited

Nov 17 2023 7:35PM

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