Monument record 2853/0/33 - 66 West Street

An early 19th century house situated on the northern side of West Street. The building is constructed of squared coursed limestone with ashlar dressings and a shallow pitch Welsh slate roof with ashlar gable end chimney stacks and parapets. The street frontage is a regular symmetrical layout with a three window range of eight paned sashes with stone lintels, key blocks and ashlar surrounds. A central entrance door has a moulded surround and open pediment with a rectangular leaded fanlight.

{1} House. Early C19. Squared coursed limestone with ashlar dressings and Welsh-slate roof. L-shape plan. 2 storeys. 3-window range. Central, 6-panel door, has rectangular fanlight, with glazing bars, and moulded wood surround, with roundels and open pediment. 8-paned, unhorned, sash windows have stone lintels, with keyblocks, and ashlar surrounds. Ashlar gable parapets and stone stack, at ends. Interior has panelled window reveals and room to right of entrance has arch-head recesses flanking chimne breast. Staircase in rear wing, which may be of earlier origin. (RCHM: An Inventory of Architectural Monuments in North Northamptonshire: p104)

{3} Occupied by Frederick Dain, 'general practitioner' in 1851 census

{4} Undated photo;

<1> List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest, p.79 (unchecked) (Catalogue). SNN40683.

<2> Clews Architects, 1980s, Database for Listing of Historic Buildings of Special Architectural Interest: Northamptonshire, 12/152 (Digital archive). SNN102353.

<3> Royal Commission on The Historical Monuments of England, 1984, An Inventory of The Historical Monuments in The County of Northampton, p. 104 (Series). SNN77384.

<4> Photographs of buildings in King's Cliffe (Photographs). SNN112705.

<5> Historic England, Undated, 66 WEST STREET, KINGS CLIFFE, BF084182 (Archive). SNN114392.

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Nov 25 2022 10:15AM