Building record 1679/26/1 - Nos.1 & 3 Wood Street

House, now two dwellings. C15, remodelled C18. Squared coursed limestone with asbestos tile roof.

House, now 2 dwellings. C15, remodelled C18. Squared coursed limestone with asbestos tile roof. Originally open hall now 2 storeys. 4-window range at first floor with 2 horizontal sash windows, with glazing bars, to right and 2 C19 sash windows to left. 2 early C19 sash windows with glazing bars to ground floor. 2 C20 ribbed doors to centre. All openings have wood lintels. Gable parapet and brick stack to left. Interior of No.1 has fine medieval roof structure of 2 bays with central moulded arch braced truss with carved wooden corbels supporting colonettes. Arched wind braces to each bay. Fragments of C18 moulded cornice to ceiling. Small C17/C18 fireplace with bressumer. The ground floor through-passage has C18 timber framing with brick infilling. Part of a medieval hall, probably sub-divided C17 or C18.

{3} 15th century house, remodelled 18th century. Originally open hall now 2 storeys. The ground floor through passage has 18th century timber framing with brick infilling. Part of a medieval hall, probably sub-divided 17th or 18th century. House in recent times has been sub divided into two dwellings.

{4} Three undated photos, also undated photo of part of property;

<1> Clews Architects, 1980s, Database for Listing of Historic Buildings of Special Architectural Interest: Northamptonshire, 20/72 (Digital archive). SNN102353.

<2> List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest ("Greenback"), G07 (unchecked) (Catalogue). SNN41470.

<3> List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest, p.36 (unchecked) (Catalogue). SNN45409.

<4> Photographs of buildings in Higham Ferrers (Photographs). SNN115452.

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Oct 11 2023 2:22PM