9-15 Rickford's Hill
Location/Address
None recorded
Type
Description
Row of four houses, possibly late sixteenth or early seventeenth century, with later alterations.
The street was originally called Pitches Hill but was renamed after William Rickford who lived in Greenend House between 1795 and 1855. He founded the Old Bank, now Lloyds, in the Market Square and was a leading figure in the town. This terrace is a local building of note within the Conservation Area of Aylesbury (B1).
In 1704 two tenements on Rickfords Hill [presumably Nos 9 and 11] were acquired by the Quakers and in 1703 a newly erected meeting house in the yard behind the tenements was registered. In 1726 further land behind the tenements was acquired and the present meeting house built, opening in 1727. Access was via the passageway at the side of one of the frontage properties [No 9] and the remainder of the site was used as a burial ground, and the frontage properties let. The Meeting was discontinued between 1836 and about 1933. The cottages facing onto Richfords Hill were subsequently re-acquired by the Quakers and are now used as offices and wardens accomodation. The buildings were renovated in 1960 and 1987-8. (See report for description and photos)(B7).
Statement of Significance
Asset type
Row of four houses, possibly late sixteenth or early seventeenth century, with later alterations.
Date Listed
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