Building record 6121/0/1 - No.2 The Green (Nicholas House)

House, now meeting house for Guild of St. Nicholas. Medieval origins but mainly late C16/early C17. Regular coursed limestone and timber frame with brick infill.

{1} House, now meeting house for Guild of St. Nicholas. Medieval origins but mainly late C16/early C17. Regular coursed limestone and timber frame with brick infill. Thatch roof. 3-unit plan. Single storey with attic. 2-window range of small eyebrow dormers, some with leaded casement. 3 C19 plank doors with 3 small windows between. Remains of leaded casements; all under wood lintels. Left gable has timber framed apex and 2 casement windows, that at ground floor has leaded lights. Rear elevation has windows, 2 with remains of leaded lights. Interior has 3 open fireplaces with bressumers and winder stair. Used for a time as 3 houses. Original building said to have been occupied by stone masons working at Church of St. Nicholas (q.v.).

{3} Undated photo;

{4} Historic building survey was undertaken prior to the building being renovated and converted into a single dwelling; it was nearly ruinous at the time of the survey. There were no structural details other than the wattle and daub at first floor level to confirm that it is of medieval date, but its size and location could support the theory. An inglenook was added to the western end of the building as well as a centrally located stack to provide back-to-back fireplaces for the eastern two rooms. The brickwork in the central stack suggests at least partial rebuilding in the 19th century.

{5} Two photos dated 29th May 1967;

<1> Clews Architects, 1980s, Database for Listing of Historic Buildings of Special Architectural Interest: Northamptonshire, 15/61 (Digital archive). SNN102353.

<2> List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest ("Greenback"), G08 (unchecked) (Catalogue). SNN41470.

<3> Photographs of buildings in Islip (Photographs). SNN112820.

<4> Kaye, K, 2022, Historic Building Recording: 1 The Green, Islip, Northamptonshire, https://doi.org/10.5284/1117886 (Report). SNN114275.

<5> Miss June Swann, 1960s- 70s, Miss June Swann Photographic Archive (Photographs). SNN116665.

Record last edited

Jan 29 2025 2:33PM