Building record 2853/0/66 - No.4 Park Street

A mid 18th century house located on the eastern side of Park Street. The building is constructed of coursed limestone with a double pitch Collyweston slate roof with ashlar end and ridge chimney stacks and gable parapets. The street facade has a four window range of casements at the eaves and a pair of sash windows to the ground floor left and a shop front to the right. The house was altered during the 19th century to a house and shop called The Loft that has wings at right angles at the rear.

{1} House, now house and shop. Mid C18 altered C19. Squared coursed limestone with Collyweston slate roof. Originally 3-unit plan. 2 storeys. 4-window range of C19 casements, set under eaves, at first floor. Pair of C19 single-light sash windows with ashlar surrounds, to ground floor left. C20 door, to centre, with similar surround and late C19 shop front with recessed door, to right. Ashlar gable parapets, to right, and stone stacks at ridge and end. C18/C19 2 wings at right angles to rear, that to right is C18 and has a lower eaves level. Interior not inspected but lean-to at rear noted as having C16 reset chambered fireplace bressumer with roll moulding and Tudor rose and folded leaf decoration. Included for group value.

{2} House. Mid 18th century, altered 19th century. Originally 3-unit plan. 2 storeys. 4-window range. 18th/19th century, 2 wings at right angles to rear. Included for group value. Now a house and shop.

{4} Undated photo;

Historic England, Undated, 4 PARK STREET, KINGS CLIFFE, BF084149 (Archive). SNN114379.

<1> Clews Architects, 1980s, Database for Listing of Historic Buildings of Special Architectural Interest: Northamptonshire, 12/126 (Digital archive). SNN102353.

<2> List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest ("Greenback"), G12 p.66 (unchecked) (Catalogue). SNN41470.

<3> Royal Commission on The Historical Monuments of England, 1984, An Inventory of The Historical Monuments in The County of Northampton, p.100 (unchecked) (Series). SNN77384.

<4> Photographs of buildings in King's Cliffe (Photographs). SNN112705.

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Nov 24 2022 9:43AM