Building record 638/0/26 - Nos. 57 and 59 High Street

Large mid C18 house now two premises. Ashlar, Welsh slated roofs with 5 dormers.

{1} Large mid C18 house, now 3 premises. C20 alterations. Limestone ashlar. Steeply pitched slate roofs and renewed tiled roof. Rendered brick ridge stacks. Coped stone gable to left. Double-depth plan. 2 storeys plus attic. 2:3:2 bays. Alleyway entrance to right. Three C20 shopfronts. Slightly advanced pedimented central bay. First floor has 7 sash windows, 2 with Gothick glazing bars. Keyblock heads. Stone parapet. 4 flat roofed. C20 dormers. Rusticated limestone quoins. Flat band to first floor. Ded stone eaves cornice. Interior not inspected.

{2} Large mid 18th century house, now 2 premises. 2 storeys and attics. Left hand premise has modern shop front-right han one interesting.

{3} Large mid C18 house now 2 premises. Ashlar, Welsh slated roofs with 5 dormers. 2 storeys and attics, quoins, pedimented slight central projection. Cornice, parapet. 2:3:2 sashes with glazing bars (painted arched on left of 1st floor) in shallow reveals with keystones. Doorway right of centre has 6 fielded panelled door and rectangular fanlight with glazing bars in deep reveal with rusticated architrave surround, keystone, cornice. Plinth, 1st floor band. Modern shop front on left.

{4} Photo possibly 1947;

<1> Clews Architects, 1980s, Database for Listing of Historic Buildings of Special Architectural Interest: Northamptonshire, 1/29 (unchecked) (Digital archive). SNN102353.

<2> List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest ("Greenback"), DOE(HHR)Dist.of Daventry, Northants. Sept. 1977 10 (Catalogue). SNN44900.

<3> English Heritage, 2000, Listed Buildings Online, 1/29 (checked) (Database). SNN105526.

<4> Photographs of buildings in Daventry (Photographs). SNN112541.

Record last edited

Aug 16 2022 10:30AM