Monument record 0187501000 - STRATFORD'S YARD
Summary
Site of a sixteenth century timber-framed house at Stratford's Yard, demolished in the late 1960s.
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
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Type and Period (2)
- HOUSE (16th Century - 1500 AD to 1599 AD)
- (Alternate Type) TIMBER FRAMED HOUSE (16th Century - 1500 AD to 1599 AD)
Description
Plan Form - RECTANGULAR
16C BRICK AND TIMBER HOUSE, SMALL AND LOW AND IN VERY BAD REPAIR. VERY LARGE CHIMNEY AND LONG RED TILE ROOF. DORMERS IN THE ROOF. A SAD OLD RELIC AND VERY CHARMING. PREMISES OCCUPIED BY A W STRATFORD (STRATFORDS YARD). LISTED GRADE III [1949]. IN 1960 DESCRIBED AS QUITE DERELICT AND PART COLLAPSED. [PHOTO](B1,B2).
SECTION OF WOOD BALUSTRADE FROM THE HOUSE ON LOAN TO THE MUSEUM (B3) (SEE01:001).
Photo of cottages in Stratfords Yard in about 1900 (B4).
Sources (4)
- <1>SBC8661 Bibliographic reference: MINISTRY OF LOCAL GOVT AND PLANNING FEB 1949 LISTED BUILDINGS REGISTER (REF. 967/11/A, FEB 1949, NO.
- <2>SBC10859 Unpublished document: Ordnance Survey Field Investigator. 1960. OS RECORD CARD SP 90 SE:18.
- <3>SBC1523 Unpublished document: Buckinghamshire County Museum. BCM LOANS REGISTER.
- <4>SBC19475 Bibliographic reference: Hunt J. 1997. Chesham A Pictorial History. Plate 151.
Location
| Grid reference | SP 95981 01465 (point) |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | CHESHAM, Chiltern, Buckinghamshire |
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Record last edited
Feb 14 2018 6:55PM
