Description

SP 91 NW IVINGHOE HIGH STREET

4/72 Yew Trees
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- II

House. C17, altered and extended C18 and C19. Bay to left of centre
has some timber framing with thin brick infill and external brick
chimney to left. N. front of this bay is mostly obscured by later C19
whitewashed brick lean-to which is continued across early C19 extension to
left. 2 taller bays to right are whitewashed and have coved plaster
eaves, the lower walls being of brick, the upper roughcast, probably over
timber frame. Whitewashed rendered chimney to left has 'V' pilaster
to rear. Rear walls rebuilt in brick with dentil eaves late C18. Old
tile roofs. L-plan with late C18 wing to rear. 2 storeys and cellar. N.
front is irregular: bay to left of centre has small dormer window;
2 bays to right have canted bay window with arched lights to ground floor
left, and sash to ground floor right over small barred cellar window.
Barred windows and board door to lean-to. First floor of right gable
has 3-light window with old mullions. Rear has irregular leaded and
barred wooden casements, some old, and main entry. C18 rear wing is of
chequer brick with moulded first floor band course and an old 3-light
leaded window to W.
RCHM II p. 157 Mon. 8.

Listing NGR: SP9434616094

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26411369

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Recommended Books

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  Oxfordshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Bedfordshire, Huntingdonshire, and Peterborough (Pevsner Architectural Guides): Written by Charles O'Brien, 2014 Edition, Publisher: Yale University Press [Hardcover]
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  Devon (Pevsner Buildings of England)
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  County Durham (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England) by Elizabeth Williamson Nikolaus Pevsner(1983-03-11)
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  Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990
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  Old House Handbook 2 Books Bundle Collection (Old House Handbook: A Practical Guide to Care and Repair,Old House Eco Handbook: A Practical Guide to Retrofitting for Energy-Efficiency & Sustainability)