Description

SAFFRON WALDEN

TL5338 KING STREET
669-1/1/253 (North side)
28/11/51 No.26
(Formerly Listed as:
KING STREET
(North side)
Nos.22 AND 26 (Even))

GV II

House and shop. Early C16 and C19. Timber framing and brick,
slate and peg-tiled roofs, long narrow plan running back from
street. 3 storeys and cellars. Front S elevation: C19 brick,
painted, first and second floor projecting, 2 window range,
moulded stucco architraves, first floor with pediments and
sash windows, roof set well back behind parapet. Ground floor,
C20 shop with C19 end pilasters and fascia board, shop front
all of plate glass. E, side elevation: early C16 carriageway
to street (qv), and, behind, long range along alleyway with
timber framing of close studding, partly surviving,
particularly above a middle rail, and partly replaced by
brick. Peg frequency suggests the former existence of a
medieval shop immediately N of the carriageway. Windows
scattered, ground floor, one C19 sliding sash, 4x2 panes, one
C20 casement, one 3-light window, was sliding, glazing bars,
12x3 panes. First floor, C20 casement with glazing bars, 3x4
panes and one simple narrow window 1x3 panes. Some of the wall
has C20 pargetting, especially towards rear.
INTERIOR: rebuilt. This long range, together with the adjacent
carriageway and Nos 20 and 20A (qv) has the shape of a typical
large medieval inn.

Listing NGR: TL5375038483

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26569411

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Recommended Books

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  Norfolk 1: Norwich and North-East: Norwich and North-east v. 1 (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Historic Environment Law: Planning, Listed Buildings, Monuments, Conservation Areas and Objects by Harwood, Richard (2012) Paperback
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  The green guide for historic buildings: how to improve the environmental performance of listed and historic buildings
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  London 1: The City of London: City of London v. 1 (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Old House Eco Handbook: A Practical Guide to Retrofitting for Energy-Efficiency & Sustainability
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  Bedfordshire, Huntingdonshire, and Peterborough (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)