Building record 1357600000 - Peters Cottage, Downley

Summary

Seventeenth century house with nineteenth and twentieth century alterations and extensions.

Protected Status/Designation

  • Listed Building (II) 1332128: PETERS COTTAGE (DBC5979)

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Type and Period (1)

  • HOUSE (Dated 1675, 17th Century to Modern - 1600 AD to 1999 AD)

Description

Grade II. House. C17 (plaster date of 1675); altered, particularly C19 and C20. Flint with brick bands, quoins and surrounds to openings; plain tile roof; brick stack. Single cell, probably originally part of larger building. 2-storeys with attic, 1 bay. Plinth with offset top. Doorway on right with header brick cambered arch blocked and with late C20 window; late C20 gabled porch on left; mid C20 metal-framed window on each floor at centre. Stepped platt band; eaves band. End stack on right. Rear: C20 extensions not of special interest. Interior: ground floor room has large brick fireplace with timber bressumer and formerly with bread oven, chamfered spine-beam with lambs tongue stops; old joists. Similar beams to 1st floor, and on wall plaster dated, 1675, and initials, IPH. In attic, purlins and collar (B1).

Sources (1)

  • <1>SBC3985 Bibliographic reference: DoE. 1986. LIST OF BUILDINGS OF SPECIAL ARCHITECTURAL OR HISTORIC INTEREST: BUCKS; WYCOMBE: PARISHES OF FAWLEY &C. Added 25th October 1990.

Location

Grid reference SU 85268 94986 (point)
Civil Parish WEST WYCOMBE RURAL, Wycombe, Buckinghamshire

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Record last edited

Aug 14 2009 1:04PM

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