Building record 445/0/9 - Buswells, Watford Road

{1} House. C.1800. Brick, slate roof, flanking brick stacks. 2 storeys and attic; 3 bays. All windows have flat arched brick surrounds and C20 wood casements. Central doorway with moulded wood surround, flat hood on brackets and 6-panel door. 3-light transomed casement window on either side. Similar 2-light windows to first floor and 2-light casement windows to attic. Brick dentil cornice. Extension to right, c.1800, chequer red and grey brick, incorporating part of an earlier building of coursed ironstone rubble in the right bay, slate roof, brick stack. 2 storeys; 3 bays. Central carriage way with flat brick arch. 3-light transomed casement window in flat arched brick frame to right. C20 doorway with wood lintel in second bay from right, one-light window with wood lintel in third bay from right, and 2-light casement window with wood lintel in right bay. 3-light transomed casement window with wood lintel in right bay on the first floor. 3-light casement window with flat arched brick surround in the left bay and similar 2-light window above the carriage entrance. Brick dentil cornice. Stone coped gable end to right. C20 extension projecting forward from left side of main block is not of special architectural interest. Interior not inspected. Included for group value.

{3} Undated photo;

<1> Clews Architects, 1980s, Database for Listing of Historic Buildings of Special Architectural Interest: Northamptonshire, 11/154 (checked) (Digital archive). SNN102353.

<2> List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest ("Greenback"), F04 (unchecked) (Catalogue). SNN44900.

<3> Photographs of buildings in Crick (Photographs). SNN111613.

Record last edited

Mar 3 2020 3:06PM