Building record 249/0/27 - The Village Shop, The Green

{1} Shop and house. C18 with C19 extension. Coursed limestone and ironstone rubble, with limestone banded with ironstone in the right bay. Slate roof, brick stacks. 2 storeys, 3 bays. 3-light casement windows with wood lintels in left and right bays on ground and first floor. C19 gabled shop extension in centre bay, 2 storeys with whitewashed brick front, coursed limestone rubble sides and slate roof. Entrance has half-glazed door in plain wood frame with overlight and bay window of shop to right, both under continuous moulded wood cornice. 2-light casement window with wood lintel on the first floor. Interior not inspected but said to have open fireplace. Included for group value.

{3}Old Wall and Old Shop were revealed to have been formerly one building. The medieval building was 4 bay, with three rooms. The house was constructed at some time in the 15th century. The building possibly replaced an earlier period of occupation at the site. The central two bays contained the hall which was dominated by a raised cruck truss constructed from two cranked elbowed, boughs of oak. These were tied together with a collar about one third down the pitch of the roof and a lower beam situated just above head height. There was no evidence of a louvre over the central hearth, indicating smoke dispersal through the thatch.

The timberwork at the east end of the hall was finer than that of the central truss and included sawn timbers. This may indicate the position of the higher end and solar. The first floor was supported on a spine beam spanning between the two side walls.

{5} Undated photo;
There is no surviving evidence for the form of windows and doors of the building.

<1> Clews Architects, 1980s, Database for Listing of Historic Buildings of Special Architectural Interest: Northamptonshire, 11/51 (checked) (Digital archive). SNN102353.

<2> List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest ("Greenback"), F03 (unchecked) (Catalogue). SNN45262.

<3> Giggins B., 2000-01, 'Old Walls' and 'The Old Shop' The Green, Culworth, Northamptonshire, 29/209-210 (checked) (Article). SNN103961.

<4> Bailey, S., Photos of Culworth, (checked) (Photographic prints (B&W)). SNN108993.

<5> Photographs of buildings in Culworth (Photographs). SNN111617.

Record last edited

Oct 14 2019 2:11PM