Description

TM 08 90 NEW BUCKENHAM MARKET PLACE

12/78 Market House

G.V. II*

Court or Toll house, probably built as shops. 1559 with later repairs. Timber
framed with rendered brick and wattle and daub infill. Plain tile roof.
2 storey with meeting chamber raised on 8 timber Tascan columns standing on
cast iron bases on stone plinths. Columns date from 1754/5. Central whipping
post with arm clamps. Upper floor supported on ovolo moulded timber
entablature of 1754. 2 paired arched windows louvred on west face. Remainder
with light engaged studding. Timber eaves cornice with paired modillions
C18. Hipped roof with timber pinnacle supporting wind vane. Interior has
crown post on bridging beam chamfered with tongue stops. Transverse beams
on crown post and triradial bracing to west. Scheduled Ancient Monument,
County Number 203.

Listing NGR: TM0885390443

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q17553814

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Recommended Books

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  Drawing up a Local Listed Building Consent Order: Historic England Advice Note 6
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  Specifications for Building Conservation: Volume 1: External Structure: Practical Examples v. 2
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  Northamptonshire: Buildings of England Series (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Bedfordshire, Huntingdonshire, and Peterborough (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  A Buying and Owning a Listed Building: A Brief Guide
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  Old House Handbook: A Practical Guide to Care and Repair