Building record 3884/0/147 - No. 29 High Street (Queen Anne House)

{1} House, now office. Reputedly 1706, but mainly late C18. Brick to front with limestone and ironstone rear with slate roof. 2-unit plan. 3 storeys. 3-window range. Central 6-panelled door has arched fanlight and flat hood. C19 sash windows at ground and first floor reducing in height at second floor to C18 sashes with glazing bars; all with plain stone lintels. Centre first and second floor windows are arch head sashes with glazing bars and plain brick arches with keyblocks. Plain string course between first and second floor. Moulded stone cornice and ashlar gable parapets and kneelers. Brick stacks at ends. Interior has late C18 staircase with turned balusters and quarter landings. Some 6-panelled doors at ground floor. (History of Wellingborough by J. and M. Palmer, p.256).

{5} Undated photo;

<1> Clews Architects, 1980s, Database for Listing of Historic Buildings of Special Architectural Interest: Northamptonshire, 8/108 (checked) (Digital archive). SNN102353.

<2> 1986, List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest ("Greenback"), G04 (unchecked) (Catalogue). SNN100394.

<3> Palmer J.; Palmer P., 1974, A History of Wellingborough, p.256 (unchecked) (Book). SNN101875.

<4> Walker C., 2012, Archaeological Desk-Based Heritage Assessment of Land at High Street, Wellingborough, Northamptonshire December 2012, (unchecked) (Report). SNN109268.

<5> Photographs of buildings in Wellinborough (Photographs). SNN115387.

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Aug 30 2023 2:04PM