Building record 785/0/7 - Leys House

{1} House. C17. Coursed limestone and ironstone rubble, thatch roof, brick ridge and end stacks. L-shaped plan. 2 storeys and attic. C20 plank door to right of centre with 2-light leaded casement window to right, a 3-light leaded casement to left, a 2-light C19 window at left end; door and ground floor windows have timber lintels. One 3-light leaded casement window with some crown glass to first floor. Quoins, stone coped gable with kneelers to right, hipped to left. A 4-light leaded casement window to first floor of left side elevation and a 2-light leaded casement roof dormer. Said to have been a coaching inn and to date from 1623.

{3} Undated photo;

<1> Clews Architects, 1980s, Database for Listing of Historic Buildings of Special Architectural Interest: Northamptonshire, 6/131 (Digital archive). SNN102353.

<2> List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest ("Greenback"), F05 (unchecked) (Catalogue). SNN44900.

<3> Photographs of buildings in Stowe Nine Churches (Photographs). SNN113402.

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May 11 2022 2:05PM