Building record 1499200000 - 43 Lower Street, Quainton

Summary

Substantial late C18 or early C19 building.

Protected Status/Designation

  • Conservation Area: Quainton Conservation Area

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Type and Period (1)

  • HOUSE (18th Century to 21st Century - 1700 AD to 2099 AD)

Description

Substantial building dating from the late C18 / early C19. Visually prominent in the streetscape,
the building is positioned close to the front of its plot. Simple rectangular plan form with single
storey extension to front left hand (facing) bay. Building is contained to the side and front by a
part brick, part stone wall. Two and a half storeys in height, the building sits beneath a steeply
pitched gabled roof laid in clay tiles, the roofline of which runs parallel with the carriageway. Brick
end stacks, the front roof plane is punctuated by hipped dormers. Constructed of vitrified bricks
with red bricks used to articulate fenestration openings. Relatively regular fenestration pattern,
windows are for the most part 3 over 3 sashes. This building has been identified as being a
heritage asset due to its age, architectural form, prominent location and because of the positive
visual contribution it makes to the streetscape. Local Heritage Asset in conservation area (1).

Sources (1)

  • <1>SBC23745 Bibliographic reference: Aylesbury Vale District Council. 2015. Quainton Conservation Area Review.

Location

Grid reference SP 74377 20048 (point)
Civil Parish QUAINTON, Aylesbury Vale, Buckinghamshire

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Record last edited

Jun 24 2021 6:53PM

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