The Close the Coach House

THE CLOSE, SHEEP STREET

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Heritage Category:
Listed Building
Grade:
II
List Entry Number:
1229145
Date first listed:
29-May-1984
List Entry Name:
The Close the Coach House
Statutory Address:
THE CLOSE, SHEEP STREET
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Official list entry

Heritage Category:
Listed Building
Grade:
II
List Entry Number:
1229145
Date first listed:
29-May-1984
List Entry Name:
The Close the Coach House
Statutory Address 1:
THE CLOSE, SHEEP STREET
Statutory Address 2:
THE COACH HOUSE, SHEEP 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.

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Corrections and minor amendments

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.

Understanding list entries

Corrections and minor amendments

Location

Statutory Address:
THE CLOSE, SHEEP STREET
Statutory Address:
THE COACH HOUSE, SHEEP STREET

The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.

District:
Buckinghamshire (Unitary Authority)
Parish:
Winslow
National Grid Reference:
SP 77128 27573

Details

SP 7627-7727 WINSLOW SHEEP STREET (north side)

6/207 The Close and The Coach House. -

GV II

2 houses, former coach house, and stables for Winslow Hall. C18, altered. Brick, much patched, moulded wooden eaves cornice, old tile roof hipped to road. One storey and attic..Irregular E. front has C20 metal casements to left, 3 to ground floor and 2 in hipped dormers. Entry to The Close at rear. Garage doors to left of centre with smaller hipped dormer above. The Coach House, to right, has 3 wooden windows with barred casements, and 3 hipped dormers, 2 with paired barred casements, centre one with half-glazed door, originally entry to hayloft. Original arched carriage entry now has C20 panelled door with flanking lights and large radiating fanlight. Later block attached to N.E. corner has 2 leaded windows with segmental heads to S. and 3 hipped semi-dormers to E. Gable to street has elaborate cast iron bracket.

Listing NGR: SP7710227589

Legacy

The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.

Legacy System number:
403933
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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