21 & 23 Lower Street, Quainton

Location/Address

None recorded

Type

Building

Historic or particularly important modern buildings.

Description

Two cottages, possibly late C18 or early C19, part brick, part timber-frame construction. Pair of cottages possibly dating from the late C18/early C19. Two storeys, part brick, part timberframe construction. Rendered and painted. The buildings sit beneath gabled roofs laid in slate, the ridgelines run parallel with the carriageway. The external form of the building suggest the earliest range is that to the right (facing) with central mid-ridge chimney and that the single bay range to the left (facing), which has a slightly lower ridgeline, may well be a later addition. Two enclosed brick porches have been added to the principle elevation. The fenestration pattern to the front elevation is asymmetrical and there is a strong solid to void ratio. The windows themselves are modern insertions. These buildings have been identified as being of local note because of their prominent position and the strong positive visual contribution they make to the street scene. It form, scale, massing materials and articulation are in keeping with other historic buildings within the village and within the immediate environment of Lower Street. Local Building of Note in the conservation area (B1).

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Statement of Significance

Asset type

Two cottages, possibly late C18 or early C19, part brick, part timber-frame construction.

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Date Listed

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