History

Pair of substantial town houses constructed in the early C19.

Exterior

Pair of houses, each 3-storey, 3-window, stucco fronted with slate roofs and rendered stacks. No 1 (Buckingham House) to right, has 6-pane attic windows, 12-pane first floor sashes, the lower half of each sash replaced in plate glass and ground floor pair of late C19 canted bay windows with lean-to slate roof between. Centre door and overlight. Rubble stone rear with 2-storey lean-to rear range and NE rear wing with big stone end stack.

This house has scarfed cruck roof trusses indicating a date of c1800 or earlier, but may be a late example of the type.

No 2 to left has modern small-pane windows throughout, centre door and overlight, rubble stone end wall with straight joint to rubble low 2-storey rear wing with large E end stone stack.

Reasons for Listing

Included for its special architectural interest as a good example of an early C19 pair of town-houses constructed in a formal late Georgian style. Group value with other listed items in Church Street.

External Links

• Cadwr Listing
• Wikidata Q29489058

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Recommended Books

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  Oxfordshire: North and West (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Listed Buildings: The Law and Practice of History Buildings, Ancient Monuments and Conservation Areas
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  Department for Communities Listed Historic Buildings of Northern Ireland: Information Guide for the 2nd Survey of Historic Buildings
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  Gloucestershire 1: The Cotswolds: Cotswolds Pt. 1 (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Historic Environment Law: Planning, Listed Buildings, Monuments, Conservation Areas and Objects, Supplement 2014
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  Sussex: West (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)