Building record 1402700000 - Wharf House, Stratford Road

Dominating views looking north-eastwards along Stratford Road from the High Street is Wharf House. Positioned at an angle to the road, the principal elevation of this attractive 19th century building forms a strong focal point to views looking from the High Street. Built of red brick, Wharf House is two storeys in height and sits beneath a hipped slate roof. The symmetrical principal elevation is composed of a central doorway at ground floor level contained within an open porch supported on fluted pillars and pilasters. Flanking each side of the central porch are canted bay windows with pitched slate roofs. At first floor level are three original window openings with modern UPVc window insertions. The whole effect of the attractive elevation is somewhat altered by the insertion of these modern first floor windows and by the visually prominent signage above the central porch. A local building of note within the Conservation Area of Buckingham (B1).