Description

SP 8003 PRINCES RISBOROUGH CHURCH STREET

9/166 The Close and The Old Star

21.6.55

GV II

The Close, to left, is a house, The Old Star an office. Early
C19. Red brick, off-set eaves, tiled roof, brick chimneys to
centre and right gable. 2 storeys and attic, 4 bays and central
carriage entry. 4-pane boxed sashes, those to ground floor of
right bays renewed C20. Ground floor left bay is irregular and has
canted bay window with barred sashes and C20 3-pane sash in blocked
doorway to right. 3 small gabled dormers with paired wooden casements.
The Close has flush-panelled door with rectangular fanlight to right of
centre. The Old Star has central C20 door and fanlight. Included for
group value.

Listing NGR: SP8069603464

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26453245

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Recommended Books

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  Pioneers of Modern Design: From William Morris to Walter Gropius (Penguin Art & Architecture)
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  Old House Handbook: A Practical Guide to Care and Repair
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  ENGLAND GUIDE TO POST WAR LISTED: A Guide to Post-war Listed Buildings
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  Historic Environment Law: Planning, Listed Buildings, Monuments, Conservation Areas and Objects, Supplement 2014
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  Cumbria: Cumberland, Westmorland and Furness (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Central Leinster: Kildare, Laois and Offaly (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of Ireland)