Building record 130/0/105 - No.1 Buckingham Road

{1} 2 houses. Early C17, converted to one house late C20. Coursed limestone rubble; thatched roof. EXTERIOR: west front of 2 storys; 2-window range. Ground floor with 2 late C20 3-light casements separted by a C19 plank door. 2 3-light early C19 metal casements to first floor. Internal gable-end stacks to north and south. East front with marks of low blocked doorways,but no openings. Added outshut to south with slate roof lit through one late C20 2-light casement. INTERIOR: main ground-floor rooms opened into single room in late C20. South fireplace removed. North fireplace of inglenook type, partly rebuilt with a timber bressumer with chamfers and tongue stops. Chamfered spine beam. To east of north fireplace are 2 early C18 plank doors, that to the right with H hinges. To south is a further early C18 plank door on strap hinges. Winder staricase by northstack. First floor with timbeer stud partition. Main bedroom to north with inserted fireplace in a corner. Roof of principles and collars. North return with one 2-light C17 diamond-mullioned casement. Further early C18 plank doors.

{2} Two houses, Early C17 century, converted to one house late C20. Coursed limestone rubble; thatched roof.

<1> Clews Architects, 1980s, Database for Listing of Historic Buildings of Special Architectural Interest: Northamptonshire, 5/10008 (Digital archive). SNN102353.

<2> List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest ("Greenback"), H17 (unchecked) (Catalogue). SNN45262.

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Aug 20 2012 10:25AM