Description

Huntingdon HIGH STREET
1.
5140 (South-West Side)
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Nos 29 and 30
TL 2371 2/26 10.1.51. (Cowper House)
TL 2471 3/26
II* GV

2.
Early C18, possibly older at rear. 2 storeys with attics, red brick, tile roof,
band between storeys and modillioned eaves cornice. 11 windows, 3 middle bays slightly
projecting and with pediment. 2 round-headed doorways with cornices; 6-panel doors
in panelled reveals, pilasters, dentil cornice to No 29, console brackets to No
30. 2 small modern period shopfronts. Painted arched window in pediment. The
windows on the lst floor are the original flush framed sashes with glazing bars,
the centre 3 have cut brick heads as do the ground floor ones. Old tile roof, 2
flat topped dormers on either side of the pediment, big central brick stack. The
interior contains a good panelled room of circa 1720 and fragments of C16 wall paintings.
Home of William Cowper 1765-1767. Similar rear elevation. (RCHM 29).

Listing NGR: TL2399371651

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q17543905

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Recommended Books

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  Northamptonshire: Buildings of England Series (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Hampshire: South (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Hertfordshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  A Buying and Owning a Listed Building: A Brief Guide
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  Department for Communities Listed Historic Buildings of Northern Ireland: Information Guide for the 2nd Survey of Historic Buildings
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  Herefordshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)