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St John's House

A Grade II Listed Building in Buckingham, Buckinghamshire

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Coordinates

Latitude: 52.0004 / 52°0'1"N

Longitude: -0.9881 / 0°59'17"W

OS Eastings: 469564

OS Northings: 234034

OS Grid: SP695340

Mapcode National: GBR 9XQ.H0X

Mapcode Global: VHDT2.TZHC

Plus Code: 9C4X2226+5Q

Entry Name: St John's House

Listing Date: 13 October 1952

Grade: II

Source: Historic England

Source ID: 1204936

English Heritage Legacy ID: 377201

ID on this website: 101204936

Location: Buckingham, Buckinghamshire, MK18

County: Buckinghamshire

Civil Parish: Buckingham

Built-Up Area: Buckingham

Traditional County: Buckinghamshire

Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Buckinghamshire

Church of England Parish: Buckingham

Church of England Diocese: Oxford

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Description


BUCKINGHAM

SP6933 MARKET HILL 879-1/5/101 (North side) 13/10/52 St John's House

GV II

Former schoolmaster's house, latterly restaurant. C15, substantially rebuilt in 1695 and altered C20. Originally timber-framed to 1st floor, rebuilt to front in red brick in Flemish bond, ground floor of coursed and uncoursed limestone rubble, plain-tile roof and brick end stacks. 3-unit plan. 2-storey, 4-window range. 6-panel door to left with overlight and wood lintel, flanked by C20 bay windows with hipped plain-tile roofs. A pair of wood mullion and transom windows to ground floor right of centre with wood lintels. Similar windows to 1st floor. 1st-floor storey band, deep chamfered limestone eaves and 3 hipped roof dormer windows. Coursed squared limestone end walls, appearing to left as quoins. Rear wall of uncoursed limestone rubble to ground floor, and timber-framed 1st floor with red brick infill. INTERIOR: moulded spine beam to left ground floor room and large inglenook with bressumer. The building is attached to the north end of The Old Latin School (qv). It was rebuilt after a fire at the cost of Alexander Denton for use as a house for the Master of the Royal Latin School.

Listing NGR: SP6956434034

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