Building record 1320723000 - 26 & 34 HIGH ST.

Summary

Pair of seventeenth century timber-framed houses on the High Street, West Wycombe

Protected Status/Designation

  • Listed Building (II)
  • Listed Building (II) 1332358: NOS 26 & 34 HIGH STREET

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Type and Period (2)

  • HOUSE (17th Century - 1600 AD to 1699 AD)
  • (Alternate Type) TIMBER FRAMED HOUSE (17th Century - 1600 AD to 1699 AD)

Description

GRADE II.C17 ALTERED PAIR OF COTTAGES FACING STREET WITH CENTRAL CARRIAGEWAY LEADING TO CROWN COURT.RED BRICK GROUND FLOORS,TIMBER FRAMED & COLOUR WASHEDBRICK NOGGING TO 1ST FLOORS,OLD TILED ROOF.EXPOSED TIMBER CORBELS TO CENTRAL CARRIAGEWAY.4 GROUND FLOOR CASEMENTS WITH CAMBERED RELIEVING ARCHES [MORE](B1).

North elevation (No.26), jettied first floor gable comprising exposed timber box frame and various patterns of secondary brick infil. At ground floor there are two 6-over-6 sashes with shutters. Between these is a former doorway that has been infilled with brick and a six-light window. The lintel over this doorway carries an elaborate moulding which is not currently visible. The interior comprises three room at ground floor, a large chimney stack and two rooms at first floor. When the interior was examined in 2010 a series of internal elevation drawings were produced of blocked doorways and windows and earlier fireplace outlines. It may be that this was the croos wing from a former hall houseof possible later 15th century date (2).

No.34 and 35: a two-storey rectangular plan building with a tile covered gabled roof. The north elevation comprises timber studding at first floor, painted brick nogging infill, above solid brickwork at ground floor level and a flint plinth. The brickwork probably added in the 18th century. Probably replacing a previous jetty. 6 windows that have been heavily repaired. The rear elevation is dominated by a chimney stack as well as a single storey lean-to which may have been added in the 18th century (2)..

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SBC24567 Unpublished document: Oxford Archaeology. 2015.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SBC24551 Unpublished document: Oxford Archaeology South. 2015.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 83099 94655 (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 7:30PM

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