Building record 0240201000 - 7 CHURCH ST (CEELY HOUSE)
Summary
Fifteenth century timber-framed house used as a Guildhall until 1547, with seventeenth century alterations to the front
Protected Status/Designation
- Listed Building ()
Map
Type and Period (2)
- GUILDHALL (15th Century to 16th Century - 1450 AD to 1547 AD) + Sci.Date
- (Alternate Type) TIMBER FRAMED HOUSE (15th Century - 1400 AD to 1499 AD)
Description
RE-PLASTERING OF WEST FACING WALL OF C18 STAIRCASE EXPOSED MEDIEVAL (& POST_MEDIEVAL) FEATURES INCLUDING MEDIEVAL BEAMS AND TIMBER-FRAMING, ?MEDIEVAL PLASTER PANEL & ?POST-MEDIEVAL BLOCKED ALCOVE. MEASURED SURVEY (FILED)(B4).
RECORDING OF BUILDING DURING RENOVATION SHOWS IT TO BE ORIGINALLY TIMBER-FRAMED & JETTIED, DENDROCHRONOLOGICALLY DATED TO 1473. LIKELY TO HAVE STARTED LIFE AS THE 'BROTHER HOUSE' OF THE FRATERNITY OF THE VIRGIN MARY, FOUNDED 1450 & DISSOLVED 1547. BUILDING'S FRONT ALTERED IN C17 (FULL DETAIL, &C)(B7).
Sources (3)
- <4>SBC410 Verbal communication: David Allen. 1979. PERS COMM, JANUARY 1979.
- <7>SBC15147 Article in serial: John Chenevix Trench & Pauline Fenley. 1991. 'THE COUNTY MUSEUM BUILDINGS, CHURCH STREET, AYLESBURY', IN RECS OF BUCKS 33 PP1-43. Vol 33.
- <10>SBC22686 Digital archive: Vernacular Architecture Group. 2000 onwards. Vernacular Architecture Group: Dendrochronology Database. VA vol 23 p48.
Location
| Grid reference | SP 81770 13860 (point) |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | AYLESBURY, Aylesbury Vale, Buckinghamshire |
Finds (0)
Related Monuments/Buildings (2)
Related Events/Activities (2)
- Event - Survey: Historic building recording (EBC11775)
- Event - Survey: Historic building recording (EBC17906)
Record last edited
May 9 2017 1:10PM
