Building record 0015800000 - THE COURT HOUSE, LONG CRENDON

Summary

Fifteenth century timber-framed house, used as a manorial courthouse from 1500, and in the eighteenth century to house village paupers.

Protected Status/Designation

  • Listed Building (II*) 1214040: COURTHOUSE

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Type and Period (5)

  • COURT HOUSE (16th Century to 19th Century - 1500 AD? to 1899 AD)
  • CHURCH HOUSE? (15th Century - 1400 AD? to 1499 AD?) + Sci.Date
  • WORKHOUSE? (18th Century to 19th Century - 1700 AD? to 1834 AD)
  • (Alternate Type) SINGLE ENDED WEALDEN HOUSE (15th Century - 1400 AD to 1499 AD)
  • (Alternate Type) TIMBER FRAMED BUILDING (15th Century - 1400 AD to 1499 AD)

Description

Dimensions - Length 22m, Width 7m.
Plan Form - Rectangular.
Timber framed; brick filling, probably not original. Date uncertain; no detail earlier than C15 (B1).
Once know as 'Old Staple Hall'. A courthouse belonged to Bohun Manor in 1420 (B2).
Built as a church house; upper room used as a court from 1500 (B3).
C15 wool staple warehouse, 2 storeys, timber-frame with brick infill on rubble stone base. Old tile roof. Upper storey jettied continuously except east bay recessed with curved braces in 'Wealden' manner. West gable also jettied with dragon beam and shaped bracket at south-west corner. Three ledged doors, irregular 2-light casements to ground floor. Five 2-light horizontal sliding casements to first floor. Interior has one long upper room, with alternating queen strut and archbraced collar trusses. Restored after purchase by National Trust in 1900, architect Austin Gomme, assistant to C R Ashbee (B5).
Ground floor used in 18th century to house village paupers (B6).
Dendro-dating of joists supporting ceiling of ground floor indicated felling dates of 1483-1487 (B7,B9).
Buildings report held at NMR (B10).

Sources (11)

  • <1>SBC20466 Bibliographic reference: Royal Commision on Historical Monuments. 1912. Historical Monuments in Buckinghamshire. Volume 1. p239.
  • <2>SBC20463 Bibliographic reference: William Page (ed). 1927. A History of Buckinghamshire (Victoria County History) Volume IV. Volume 4. p37.
  • <3>SBC4281 Bibliographic reference: DONALD J 1971 LONG CRENDON,A SHORT HISTORY P6.
  • <4>SBC12230 Verbal communication: Andrew Pike. 1977. PIKE A R (BCM), 30 SEPT 1977, FIELD VISIT.
  • <5>SBC3646 Bibliographic reference: DoE. 1981. LIST OF BUILDINGS OF SPECIAL ARCHITECTURAL OR HISTORIC INTEREST.
  • <6>SBC8267 Unpublished document: W L Matthews. 1989. THE NATIONAL TRUST ARCHAEOLOGICAL SURVEY: AYLESBURY, THE KING'S HEAD etc.
  • <7>SBC22402 Verbal communication: Julia Wise (BCC). 2005. Information from National Trust display panels.
  • <8>SBC22436 Bibliographic reference: National Trust. 1994. An Introduction to The Courthouse, Long Crendon.
  • <9>SBC22686 Digital archive: Vernacular Architecture Group. 2000 onwards. Vernacular Architecture Group: Dendrochronology Database. VA vol 29 p112.
  • <10>SBC23358 Unpublished document: English Heritage. 2006. NMR Buildings Reports. BF096308.
  • <11>SBC23383 Article in serial: G Eland. 1899. Long Crendon Court House.

Location

Grid reference SP 6978 0906 (point)
Civil Parish LONG CRENDON, Aylesbury Vale, Buckinghamshire

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Record last edited

Oct 24 2024 9:07PM

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