Building record 2881/0/22 - No.11 High Street

A 17th century house located on the eastern side of the High Street at its junction with West Street. The building is constructed of squared coursed limestone with a double pitch Collyweston slate roof with ashlar ridge and gable chimney stacks. The house is single story with an attic floor lit by three gabled eaves dormer windows with plaster cheek decorations. The south facing facade has a three window range with two, three light casements under wooden lintels to the far left and far right that flank a central bay window with a slate roof. The left return to West Street has an entrance door under a porch and a blocked two light stone mullion window to the cellar. The house has datestones: R.1607.M is inscribed on a quoin on the left corner, CDM/1674 is on the left gable chimney stack and HW/TW/1792 is left of the bay window.

{1} House. Datestones R.1607.M, CDM/1674 and HW/TW/1792. Squared coursed limestone with Collyweston slate roof. Originally 3-unit plan. Single storey with attic. 3-window range. C19 casements under wood lintels, to far left and right, and late C18 central bay window with slate roof. C20 six-panel door, to right of centre, is under wood lintel. 3 gabled eaves dormers with C19 casements. Cheeks of dormers have remains of plasterwork decoration. Ashlar ridge and end stacks with remains of moulded corni es. Datestone 1607 on quoin to left corner; datestone 1674 on left stack and datestone 1792 to left of bay window. Short rear wing has a 2-light stone mullion cellar window, now blocked, and C20 porch. Interior not inspected but porbably has remains of open fireplaces. (RCHM: An Inventory of Architectural Monuments in North Northamptonshire: p57)

{4} Undated photo;

{1, 5} This site includes a house that is located on the corner of West Street and the High Street. The building is constructed of coursed limestone with a Collyweston slate roof. The house is single story with an attic floor. The house has datestones: R.1607.M, CDM/1674 and HW/TW/1792. The building is Listed at Grade II.

<1> Clews Architects, 1980s, Database for Listing of Historic Buildings of Special Architectural Interest: Northamptonshire, 11/57 (Digital archive). SNN102353.

<2> List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest ("Greenback"), G12 (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.57 (unchecked) (Series). SNN77384.

<4> Photographs of buildings in Easton On The Hill (Photographs). SNN111661.

<5> Historic England, Building File (Uncertain). SNN71057.

<6> Historic England, Undated, 11 HIGH STREET, EASTON ON THE HILL, BF084059 (Archive). SNN114007.

Record last edited

Sep 5 2022 4:29PM