34, 36 AND 38, WEST STREET
34, 36 AND 38, WEST STREET
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1200356
- Date first listed:
- 24-Feb-1993
- List Entry Name:
- 34, 36 AND 38, WEST STREET
- Statutory Address:
- 34, 36 AND 38, WEST STREET
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1200356
- Date first listed:
- 24-Feb-1993
- List Entry Name:
- 34, 36 AND 38, WEST STREET
- Statutory Address 1:
- 34, 36 AND 38, WEST STREET
The scope of legal protection for listed buildings
This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.
Unless the List entry states otherwise, it includes both the structure itself and any object or structure fixed to it (whether inside or outside) as well as any object or structure within the curtilage of the building.
For these purposes, to be included within the curtilage of the building, the object or structure must have formed part of the land since before 1st July 1948.
The scope of legal protection for listed buildings
This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.
Unless the List entry states otherwise, it includes both the structure itself and any object or structure fixed to it (whether inside or outside) as well as any object or structure within the curtilage of the building.
For these purposes, to be included within the curtilage of the building, the object or structure must have formed part of the land since before 1st July 1948.
Location
- Statutory Address:
- 34, 36 AND 38, WEST STREET
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- Central Bedfordshire (Unitary Authority)
- Parish:
- Dunstable
- National Grid Reference:
- TL 01733 21797
Details
The following buildings shall be added to the list:-
TL 0121 NE DUNSTABLE WEST STREET
1/10001 Nos 34, 36 and 38
- II
2 buildings united to form one range and now with shops. Circa late C15 or early C16, and later C16, remodelled in C19. Rendered timber frame. Slate roof with gabled ends. Brick stacks truncated below roof. Plan: 5 bays; originally 2 timber-framed buildings. The left (W) 2 bays is all that remains of a building that extended westwards. Abutted to it the right hand (E) building comprises 3 bays which possibly extended to the east. The whole range was remodelled in the C19, refronted, given outshuts at the back and subdivided. Exterior: 2 storeys. 6-window S front. First floor 6 sash windows without glazing bars, 2 on left with keyblocks. Ground floor: No 38 to left has C19 pilastered shopfront with entablature and C20 door; No 36 to left of centre has C20 bow window and C20 glazed door, both with keystones; No 34 on right has large C20 shop front with high fascia. At rear 2-storey outshuts, ground floor windows blocked and first floor casements. Interior: The frame is exposed on first floor and roof space only. The left hand building (Nos 36 and 38) 2 bays (left bay rebuilt) has clasped side purlin roof, principals diminished above collars; cambered tie-beam and collar trusses, right end closed truss with queen-posts, centre open truss with central post and 2 curved braces from tie to collar; jowled posts with short curved braces to tie-beam and curved wind-braces; common rafter couples intact. Right hand building (No 34) also has clasped side purlin roof with tie-beams and queen-posts to collars, the left truss open and built against gable end of left hand building, the centre truss with close-studding under tie- beam, right hand truss tie-beam has mortices for. studs below; common rafter couples to left bay only. The roof timbers of the right hand (W) building are charred.
Listing NGR: TL0173321797
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 350238
- Legacy System:
- LBS
Legal
This building is listed under the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 as amended for its special architectural or historic interest.
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