Building record 2416/0/286 - No.47 West Street

A later 17th-century house refronted earlier C19 in ashlar

{1} A later C17 house refronted earlier C19 in ashlar. 2 storeys with steep stone slate roof, verges and plain kneelers on the gables. Chimney stacks on both gables, east end stone, paired flues with entablature topping, west end late brick flues with original stone topping. Symmetrical front, 5 windows, sash in narrow wood cases, shallow reveals, flat arched heads; semi-circular arched head to doorway. Rainwater head to front dated 1824. A walled-up 2-light stone mullioned window to 1st floor in we t end gable end, a 3-light mullioned window to 1st floor of the rear wing and a 5-light mullioned window in north end of the same wing. Nos 15 to 19 (odd) 25 and 33 to 53 (odd) form a group with Church of St Wilfred. Paine's Almhouses and Oundle Congregational Church.

{4} Three undated photos;

<1> Clews Architects, 1980s, Database for Listing of Historic Buildings of Special Architectural Interest: Northamptonshire, 1/10 (Digital archive). SNN102353.

<2> List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest ("Greenback"), H16 (unchecked) (Catalogue). SNN41470.

<3> Hall D.N., 1960-1999, Rockingham Forest Project: Archaeological Sites Recorded by David Hall, (unchecked) (Database). SNN102279.

<4> Photographs of buildings in Oundle (Photographs). SNN114658.

Record last edited

Feb 8 2023 12:08PM