Building record 1320722000 - 25 HIGH ST, WEST WYCOMBE
Summary
Protected Status/Designation
- Listed Building (II)
- Listed Building (II) 1125132: NO 25 HIGH STREET
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Type and Period (3)
- HOUSE (15th Century - 1400 AD to 1499 AD) + Sci.Date
- (Alternate Type) TIMBER FRAMED HOUSE (15th Century to 16th Century - 1400 AD to 1599 AD)
- (Alternate Type) CROSS WING HOUSE? (15th Century - 1400 AD to 1499 AD)
Description
GRADE II.C16,ALTERED.GABLE ENDED HOUSE OF COLOUR WASHED BRICK WITH TIMBERFRAMED 1ST FLOOR.OLD TILED ROOF.2 STOREYS & ATTICS.GROUND FLOOR HAS 2 DOUBLE HUNG SASHES WITH SHUTTERS & PLAIN DOOR,NOW ALTERED TO WINDOW,ALL WITH NARROW BRACKETED HOOD OVER. 1ST FLOOR HAS 2 LIGHT CASEMENT;ATTIC 1 LIGHT CASEMENT (B1).
Dendro-dating obtains felling date of 1450-51 for timber of jettied cross wing (E range). A second felling date of 1532 for timber from close-studding (W range) suggests that the west range repaced a hall range at this date. See reports (filed) for detail (B2).
At ground floor there are separate doors for each of the two properties (Nos. 24 and 25) and three sash windows. The eastern three openings (25) are each beneath matching segmental arch lintels with bricks on their ends (B3).
Sources (4)
- <1>SBC3604 Bibliographic reference: DoE. 1973. LIST OF BUILDINGS OF SPECIAL ARCHITECTURAL OR HISTORIC INTEREST: BUCKINGHAMSHIRE: WYCOMBE DISTRICT: BOROUGH OF HIGH WYCOMBE.
- <2>SBC22686 Digital archive: Vernacular Architecture Group. 2000 onwards. Vernacular Architecture Group: Dendrochronology Database. VA vol 31 p91.
- <3>SBC24567 Unpublished document: Oxford Archaeology. 2015. Nos 24-27, 34-35 Crown Court, West Wycombe Village: Historic Building Investigation and Recording.
- <4>SBC24551 Unpublished document: Oxford Archaeology South. 2015. National Trust West Wycombe Village; Vernacular Buildings Synthesis Study.
Location
| Grid reference | SU 83087 94652 (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 7:33PM
