Description

HIGHAM FERRERS MARKET SQUARE
SP9668NW (East side)
18/57 No.9 (Church House)
23/09/50
GV II

House. Probably late C17, reconstructed early/mid C19. Squared coursed limestone
and orange brick with early C20 plain tile roof. Originally 2-unit plan. 2
storeys. 2-window range of C19 sash windows under wood lintels to first floor
and C17 canted bay window with stone mullions to ground floor left and similar
bay, now modified, to right has 2 C19 sash windows under wood lintels. Lean-to
roof over bay windows. Ground floor is stone with a chamfered plinth and first
floor is C19 brickwork. Ashlar gable parapet to right and brick stacks at ridge
and end. Rear elevation has C19 wing with panelled door under wood lintel in
elevation to left of main front. Interior: C19 staircase with stick balustrade.
Room to right of entrance has fine C17 moulded ceiling beams. Moulded fireplce
bressumer reset from house in Wood Street, now demolished.

Listing NGR: SP9606368517

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26653005

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Recommended Books

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  Listed Buildings: The Law and Practice of History Buildings, Ancient Monuments and Conservation Areas
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  Warwickshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Northamptonshire: Buildings of England Series (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  ENGLAND GUIDE TO POST WAR LISTED: A Guide to Post-war Listed Buildings
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  Central Leinster: Kildare, Laois and Offaly (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of Ireland)
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  Pioneers of Modern Design: From William Morris to Walter Gropius (Penguin Art & Architecture)