ST JOHN'S HOUSE

ST JOHN'S HOUSE, MARKET HILL

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Overview

Heritage Category:: Listed Building
Grade:: II
List Entry Number:: 1204936
Date first listed:: 13-Oct-1952
List Entry Name:: ST JOHN'S HOUSE
Statutory Address:: ST JOHN'S HOUSE, MARKET HILL

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Date:: 2003-02-02
Reference:: IOE01/08130/16
Rights:: © Mr Alistair F Nisbet. Source: Historic England Archive

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Official list entry

Heritage Category:: Listed Building
Grade:: II
List Entry Number:: 1204936
Date first listed:: 13-Oct-1952
List Entry Name:: ST JOHN'S HOUSE
Statutory Address 1:: ST JOHN'S HOUSE, MARKET HILL

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.

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This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.

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.

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Location

Statutory Address:: ST JOHN'S HOUSE, MARKET HILL

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 69564 34034

Details

BUCKINGHAM

SP6933 MARKET HILL 879-1/5/101 (North side) 13/10/52 St John's House

GV II

Former schoolmaster's house, latterly restaurant. C15, substantially rebuilt in 1695 and altered C20. Originally timber-framed to 1st floor, rebuilt to front in red brick in Flemish bond, ground floor of coursed and uncoursed limestone rubble, plain-tile roof and brick end stacks. 3-unit plan. 2-storey, 4-window range. 6-panel door to left with overlight and wood lintel, flanked by C20 bay windows with hipped plain-tile roofs. A pair of wood mullion and transom windows to ground floor right of centre with wood lintels. Similar windows to 1st floor. 1st-floor storey band, deep chamfered limestone eaves and 3 hipped roof dormer windows. Coursed squared limestone end walls, appearing to left as quoins. Rear wall of uncoursed limestone rubble to ground floor, and timber-framed 1st floor with red brick infill. INTERIOR: moulded spine beam to left ground floor room and large inglenook with bressumer. The building is attached to the north end of The Old Latin School (qv). It was rebuilt after a fire at the cost of Alexander Denton for use as a house for the Master of the Royal Latin School.

Listing NGR: SP6956434034

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Legacy System number:: 377201
Legacy System:: LBS

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This building is listed under the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 as amended for its special architectural or historic interest.