ST JOHN'S HOUSE
Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1204936
- Date first listed:
- 13-Oct-1952
- Statutory Address:
- ST JOHN'S HOUSE, MARKET HILL
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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.
- County:
- Buckinghamshire
- District:
- Aylesbury Vale (District 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.
End of official listing
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