STAUNTON HOUSE

STAUNTON HOUSE, 2-8, BEDFORD STREET

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Overview

Heritage Category:: Listed Building
Grade:: II
List Entry Number:: 1321692
Date first listed:: 16-Mar-1987
List Entry Name:: STAUNTON HOUSE
Statutory Address:: STAUNTON HOUSE, 2-8, BEDFORD STREET

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Date:: 2007-05-26
Reference:: IOE01/16672/19
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Official list entry

Heritage Category:: Listed Building
Grade:: II
List Entry Number:: 1321692
Date first listed:: 16-Mar-1987
List Entry Name:: STAUNTON HOUSE
Statutory Address 1:: STAUNTON HOUSE, 2-8, BEDFORD STREET

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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This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.

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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Location

Statutory Address:: STAUNTON HOUSE, 2-8, BEDFORD STREET

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

District:: Central Bedfordshire (Unitary Authority)
Parish:: Woburn
National Grid Reference:: SP 94804 33384

Details

SP 9433-9533 MOBURN BEDFORD STREET (West Side) 8/94 - Staunton House (Nos 2 to 8 consecutive ) GV II Almshouses, S part of the group formerly known as the Staunton Almshouses. Dated 1850 above doorway. Founded 1635 by Sir Francis Staunton of Birchmore in his will, and granted by Act of 1760 to John Duke of Bedford. These buildings erected by Francis 7th Duke of Bedford. Yellow brick with rendered dressings. Clay tile roofs. Rear blocks of red brick. Main part consists of long rectangular block bordering pavement. 2 storeys. Loosely Jacobean in style. Symmetrical road elevation has 9 crowstepped gables in various sizes, outer ones largest. Ground floor has 6 2-light windows flanked by 2 3-light windows. First floor has 6 single lights flanked by 2 2-light windows. All are cast iron lattice casements set in mullioned openings, with square heads and moulded dripstones. Central and outer gables each have small oculus to apex with decorative grille. Central doorway contains 6-panel round-headed door. This is set in round-arched opening in square surround. Large keystone rises to modillion cornice which is flanked by ornamental volutes. Volutes are surmounted by heavy moulded finials. Above centre of cornice is moulded semi-circular panel containing date plaque. Substantial multiple ridge stacks with Moulded caps. To rear, linked to main block by garden walls, is low rectangular outhouse block. Red brick with clay tile roofs, in simpler but similar style to main block. Symmetrical arrangement with central slightly taller gable. flow converted to communal room for residents. Forms a pair with item 8/93.

Listing NGR: SP9480433384

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Legacy System number:: 38197
Legacy System:: LBS

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This building is listed under the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 as amended for its special architectural or historic interest.