The Old House and Attached Outbuilding
THE OLD HOUSE AND ATTACHED OUTBUILDING, 55 AND 56, WELL STREET
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1205468
- Date first listed:
- 03-Apr-1973
- List Entry Name:
- The Old House and Attached Outbuilding
- Statutory Address:
- THE OLD HOUSE AND ATTACHED OUTBUILDING, 55 AND 56, WELL STREET
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- Date:
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- Reference:
- IOE01/04043/29
- Rights:
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1205468
- Date first listed:
- 03-Apr-1973
- Date of most recent amendment:
- 21-Nov-1994
- List Entry Name:
- The Old House and Attached Outbuilding
- Statutory Address 1:
- THE OLD HOUSE AND ATTACHED OUTBUILDING, 55 AND 56, WELL 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:
- THE OLD HOUSE AND ATTACHED OUTBUILDING, 55 AND 56, WELL STREET
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 69570 33766
Details
BUCKINGHAM
SP6933 WELL STREET 879-1/6/172 (East side) 03/04/73 Nos.55 AND 56 The Old House and attached outbuilding (Formerly Listed as: WELL STREET (East side) Nos.55 AND 56 The Old House)
GV II
House, now 2 houses. Early-mid C18, altered later C18 and C19. Red brick in Flemish bond with some flared headers, plain-tile roof; brick end stacks. 3-unit plan. 2 storeys and attic; 6-window range. 6-panel door to right of centre with moulded wood surround in C19 stuccoed porch, which has doorway with elliptical-arched head, impost mouldings, plinth, pair of narrow 1-light openings either side, moulded cornice and stepped blocking cornice. 6-panel, part-glazed door to left of centre (to No.56) with moulded wood surround and straight hood on shaped brackets. 12-pane sash windows to ground and 1st floors, those to ground floor with segmental-arched heads above straight heads of windows, rendered in between, and flat-arched heads to those to 1st floor. Blank window to ground floor right of porch. Pair of windows to 1st floor left of centre and pair to 1st floor far right are dummy windows with painted glazing bars. Plinth, moulded storey band, hollow-chamfered brick eaves and 2 hip-roofed roof dormer windows to left of centre with 2-light casements. Rows of flared headers flank windows. Outbuilding to right of red brick in Flemish bond with some flared headers, and hipped plain-tile roof. Central double-leaf carriage doors with wicket to left leaf and wood lintel, lower, later double-leaf carriage doors to right with wood lintel, and gabled roof dormer to far left. INTERIOR: chamfered spine beams with scooped stops. Stair with mahogany stick balusters, column newels and ramped handrail. Stone cellar.
Listing NGR: SP6957533771
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 377268
- 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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