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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- 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
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:
- 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
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 377201
- 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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