Building record 2881/0/10 - Nos.23 & 27 Church Street

A house that was built in 1686 and altered during the 19th century is situated on the western side of Church Street. The building is constructed of squared coursed limestone with a double pitch Collyweston slate roof with chimney stacks on the ridge and at the rear gable. The house is single story and with an attic range lit by three gabled roof dormers and has an irregular range of three light ovolo moulded stone mullion windows. The left gable has a central casement window to the ground floor with a two light stone mullion window above with a datestone above the lintel. The left return has a doorway under a wooden porch with two casement windows to its left. The building was originally a single house that was first converted into three dwellings and later altered to create two dwellings.The building was originally a single house that was first converted into three dwellings and later altered to create two dwellings.

{1} House, now 2 dwellings. Datestone W/CE/1686 altered C19. Squared coursed limestone with Collyweston slate roof. Originally 3-unit plan. Single storey with attic. Irregular 3-window range of 3-light ovolo-moulded stone mullion windows, set high above ground level. 3 gabled eaves dormers to attic; one has remains of leaded-light. Ashlar gable parapet to left. 2 stone stacks at ridge. Left gable has C20 door to left and C20 casement to centre, both under wood lintels. Stone mullion window above, ith datestone in apex of gable. Interior of No.23 has remains of an open fireplace with bressumer. Converted into 3 dwellings during C19.

{5} Undated photo;

{1, 6} The site of a house that was built in 1686 and altered during the 19th century. The house is single story and attic with three gabled roof dormers and stone mullioned windows. The building was constructed of squared coursed limestone with a Collyweston Slate roof. The building was first converted into three dwellings and later altered again to create two dwellings. The building is Grade II Listed.

<1> Clews Architects, 1980s, Database for Listing of Historic Buildings of Special Architectural Interest: Northamptonshire, 11/45 (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.55 (unchecked) (Series). SNN77384.

<4> 1820, Easton on the Hill Inclosure Map 15 (NRO Map 2895; BEO M399), (unchecked) (Map). SNN102482.

<5> Photographs of buildings in Easton On The Hill (Photographs). SNN111661.

<6> Historic England, Building File (Uncertain). SNN71057.

<7> Historic England, Undated, 23 CHURCH STREET, EASTON ON THE HILL, BF084039 (Archive). SNN113993.

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Sep 5 2022 1:50PM