Summary
A C17 or earlier timber-framed building, refronted in the C19, and with a C20 shop front.
Reasons for Designation
28 High Street South, a C17 or earlier timber-framed building, refronted in the C19, and with a C20 shop front is listed at Grade II for the following principal reasons:
History
Dunstable town was historically focused upon the intersection of two ancient routes, the Neolithic Icknield Way, running from east to west, and the Roman Watling Street, running from north to south. The crossroad remains a dominant feature in topography of the town. Dunstable has Roman origins, known as Durocobrivis, centred on the crossroads, which appears to have been abandoned at the end of the Roman period. The town was later re-established in the early C12 by Henry I, centred on the royal lodge of Kingsbury and the Augustinian Priory founded in 1131, dissolved in 1540. A market was established in the wide streets and marketplace, where permanent buildings began to encroach to form Middle Row, possibly from the early C13 onwards. The town continued to prosper as a market town in the post-Medieval period, and also as a significant staging post for coaches travelling along Watling Street. The C19 saw the arrival of the railway, new municipal buildings, and the development of the backland with new terraced housing and small industrial premises, notably hat-making. The C20 saw the growth of the town as an engineering centre. Residential expansion continued apace, with associated provision for schools, churches, and other public buildings.
Details
A C17 or earlier timber-framed building, refronted in the C19, and with a C20 shop front.
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
Legacy System number:
35757
Legacy System:
LBS
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