Building record 2853/0/38 - No.2 Park Street & Attached Outbuildings

An 18th century house formerly known as Wisteria with attached outbuildings located on the south eastern side of Park Street. The buildings are constructed of squared coursed and banded limestone with double pitched Collyweston slate roofs with ridge chimney stacks and stone parapets. The house is of two stories with an attic range lit by a single gabled dormer window. The street facade has a four window front of eight paned sashes under stone lintels with keystones, above three canted bay windows to the ground floor. The outbuildings are situated at the rear of the house and were formerly a stable and a doctors surgery. The buildings were altered during the early 19th century.

{1} House. C18 altered early C19. Squared coursed and banded limestone, with Collyweston slate roof. 3-unit plan forming an L-shaped arrangement. 2 storeys. Main front is a 4-window range of 8-paned sash windows under stone lintels, with keyblocks, at first floor. 3, C19, canted bay windows, at ground floor, have similar sashes. Bay window to far left has C19 casements. All have slate roofs and shutters with recesses. 6-panel, part-glazed, door to left of centre is under stone lintel with keyblock a d has flat wooden hood. Gabled dormer to right. Ashlar gable parapets and ashlar stacks at ridge. Rear elevation has cross-wing projecting to left with C19 bay window in gable end. Stair turret, at intersection of wings, has C19 lean-to. Interior not inspected but noted as having late C18 stair with turned balusters and scrolled treads. Fireplace with bolection moulded surround and first floor room with bolection moulded panelling. C18 and C19 outbuildings attached to rear were formerly stables and doctors surgery.

{4} Plans and brief description of buildings.

{5} Photos.

{6} Undated photo;

<1> Clews Architects, 1980s, Database for Listing of Historic Buildings of Special Architectural Interest: Northamptonshire, 12/125 (Digital archive). SNN102353.

<2> List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest, p.66 (unchecked) (Catalogue). SNN40683.

<3> Royal Commission on The Historical Monuments of England, 1984, An Inventory of The Historical Monuments in The County of Northampton, p.100 & Fig 129 (Series). SNN77384.

<4> Ellison M., 2000, No 2 Park Street, Kings Cliffe, Northamptonshire, (unchecked) (Notes). SNN101312.

<5> Ellison M., 2000, No 2 Park Street, Kings Cliffe, Northamptonshire, (unchecked) (Photographic prints (COL)). SNN101313.

<5> Historic England, Undated, 2 PARK STREET, KINGS CLIFFE, BF084148 (Archive). SNN114380.

<6> Photographs of buildings in King's Cliffe (Photographs). SNN112705.

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