5-8, MARKET SQUARE
5-8, MARKET SQUARE
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1201393
- Date first listed:
- 13-Oct-1952
- List Entry Name:
- 5-8, MARKET SQUARE
- Statutory Address:
- 5-8, MARKET SQUARE
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1201393
- Date first listed:
- 13-Oct-1952
- List Entry Name:
- 5-8, MARKET SQUARE
- Statutory Address 1:
- 5-8, MARKET SQUARE
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:
- 5-8, MARKET SQUARE
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- Buckinghamshire (Unitary Authority)
- Parish:
- Buckingham
- National Grid Reference:
- SP 69620 33984
Details
BUCKINGHAM
SP6933 MARKET SQUARE 879-1/6/106 (South side) 13/10/52 Nos.5-8 (Consecutive)
GV II
Terrace of 4 shops and dwellings. Early C19 with C20 alterations. Red brick in Flemish bond, hipped slate roof, brick ridge stacks. Double-depth plan. 4-storey, 9-window range. Carriageway to far right. Rest of ground floor is occupied by shop fronts, that to far left with central, part-glazed door, ornamental overlight and glazing bars to large shop windows either side - possibly original or in Georgian style. 12-pane sash windows to 1st floor with intersecting glazing bars to gauged brick, round-arched heads, except for 12-pane sash above carriageway with gauged brick, flat-arched head. Similar windows to 2nd floor and 9-pane sashes to 3rd floor, all with gauged brick, flat-arched heads. 4 giant pilasters to upper floors with rubbed brick Tuscan capitals divide terrace into 2-bay sections with one bay above carriageway. Corbelled, moulded brick eaves cornice. Rear elevation has irregular glazing of sash windows, some coursed limestone rubble walling and thin timber-framing to wall above carriageway. INTERIOR: No.8 has stone cellar with double wave-moulded, Tudor-arched oak doorway. Panelled room to ground floor rear with arcaded fluting to frieze, moulded cornice and boxed spine beam. Fireplace of c1830 of veined white marble.
Listing NGR: SP6961533981
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 377205
- 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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