St Mary's House
ST MARY'S HOUSE, CHURCH LANE
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1288292
- Date first listed:
- 25-Sept-1951
- List Entry Name:
- St Mary's House
- Statutory Address:
- ST MARY'S HOUSE, CHURCH LANE
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1288292
- Date first listed:
- 25-Sept-1951
- Date of most recent amendment:
- 13-Feb-1984
- List Entry Name:
- St Mary's House
- Statutory Address 1:
- ST MARY'S HOUSE, CHURCH LANE
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 MARY'S HOUSE, CHURCH LANE
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- Buckinghamshire (Unitary Authority)
- Parish:
- Twyford
- National Grid Reference:
- SP 66547 26693
Details
SP 62 NE
3/132
25.9.51
TWYFORD
CHURCH LANE
(east side)
St. Mary's House (formerly listed as The Vicarage)
II
House. C15 hall of 3 bays with solar of one bay to south.
Altered and extended by 2 bays to north C16 and C19. Hall and
solar timber framed with tile-hanging and brick plinth to 3 south
bays, remainder chequer brick with north gable wall of rubble
stone. Tiled roof, hipped over 5 bays to south, enclosing gabled
cross wing of solar. Central chimney stack, with 3 attached shafts
of thin brick, other stacks to E. gable of solar and N. gable of
extension. 2 storeys. Irregular C19 wooden casements to E. and
W., 3-light leaded casement to ground floor of S. front with 2
4-pane sashes to first floor. E. front has timber framed gabled
porch to third bay with moulded bargeboards, door frame and wooden
benches inside. 12-panelled studded door, complete with original
hinges and handles, in moulded inner frame. W. front has C19
projection to left. Interior: hall and first floor of solar
originally open to roof. Arched wind braces. Hall has 2 smoke-
blackened trusses with collars on chamfered arched braces and one
queen strut truss. Solar also has braced collars. First floor
and chimney inserted C16. Hall has late C16 staircase with
moulded balusters, square newel posts and pointed finials,
possibly resited; large open fireplace and altered dado panelling.
RCHM II p. 306. Mon.2.
Listing NGR: SP6654726693
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 400026
- Legacy System:
- LBS
Sources
Other
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Buckinghamshire Volume Two North, (1913)
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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