Building record 2164/0/4 - Nos.2 & 4 High Street

{1} Lodgings for farmworkers, now two dwellings. Dated 1849 but perhaps earlier origin, the quoins are much more weathered than window dressings. Coursed limestone rubble with ironstone dressings, thatched roof with coped gables, rendered lateral stacks to rear. 2 storeys, 3 bays. Central gabled porch with board door, with 2 pairs of lancets with transoms to either side. First floor has 3 similar pairs of lancets, each below eyebrow in thatch containing diamond-shaped ironstone panel, central one dated A.D. 1849. Rectangular windows between gudgeon-hung iron casements. Right gable end has 2 lancets, a spherical triangle window and a 2-light mullioned window. Similar details to left gable end. Entrance to No.2 in C20 flat-roofed wing to rear. Interior not inspected.

<1> Clews Architects, 1980s, Database for Listing of Historic Buildings of Special Architectural Interest: Northamptonshire, 19/144 (Digital archive). SNN102353.

<2> 1976, List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest ("Greenback"), K1/4 p.38 (checked) (Catalogue). SNN100754.

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Nov 4 2010 1:06PM