Building record 0553700000 - Amersham Museum, 49 HIGH STREET, AMERSHAM
Summary
Protected Status/Designation
- Conservation Area ()
- Listed Building ()
- Listed Building (II) 1221571: NO 49 HIGH STREET (DBC6609)
Map
Type and Period (2)
- HOUSE (15th Century to 16th Century - 1400 AD to 1599 AD)
- GREAT HALL (HALL, 15th Century to 16th Century - 1400 AD to 1599 AD)
Description
Dimensions - Length 16 m; Width 13m.
Grade II. C15 hall and cross wing plan with late C16 or early C17 alterations. Timber frame with plaster and red brick infill. Old tile roof, large brick chimney stack. Two storeys, gable on left with timber framing tiled pentice over 3-light casement, gabled dormer on right, low plain door below with small modern window on right. Modern flat roofed 1 storey shop addition on left. Rear elevation has timber framed gable on left. C15 4-light timber mullioned window on left with tracery to top of each light, Interior: fine arch braced hall trusses visible on first floor, moulded beam above staircase. Traceried openings to side of staircae. Original floor in wing, C16 inglenook and fireplace to first floor (B2).
2 STOREYS. MUCH ALTERED. TILED ROOF. ORIGINAL GABLE IN FRONT, OLD CEILING BEAMS INSIDE (B1). EXCAVATION (SEE 01-03:000) (B3).
Sources (4)
- <1>SBC12729 Bibliographic reference: RCHM BUCKS 1 P5 (MONUMENT 13).
- <2>SBC3336 Bibliographic reference: D.O.E.1984 LIST OF BUILDINGS OF SPECIAL ARCHITECTU RAL OR HISTORIC INTEREST P28.
- <3>SBC6694 Unpublished document: J P Sharpe. 1986. EXCAVATION REPORT & SITE ARCHIVE.
- <4>SBC19051 Unpublished document: Thames Valley Archaeological Services. 2001. Amersham Museum, 49 High St., Amersham, Bucks..
Location
| Grid reference | SU 95655 97365 (point) (Exact) |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | AMERSHAM, Chiltern, Buckinghamshire |
Finds (0)
Related Monuments/Buildings (3)
Related Events/Activities (2)
- Event - Intervention: (EBC1120)
- Event - Intervention: Watching brief carried out during building of a new extension to Amersham Museum (EBC16281)
Record last edited
Jul 31 2017 4:44PM
