Description

SP 8003 PRINCES RISBOROUGH CHURCH LANE

9/156 Monks Staithe

21.6.55

GV II

House. Late C15-early C16, with C17-early C18 wing to rear. Heavy
timber frame with brick infill, some infill with thin brick. Old tile
roof. External chimney stack to right is of thin brick and flint with
ashlar quoins and coping,rebuilt octagonal stone shaft, and small
lean-to to front. Small C20 brick chimney to left. 2 storeys, 2 bays.
C20 leaded casements: 2-light to ground floor of left bay, 3-light to
both storeys of right bay. Door and C20 timber porch to right of
left bay. C20 single storey extensions to left, part with balcony.
Wing to rear has slighter timber frame with brick infill and lean-to
extensions in angle. Interior: heavy floor joists, chamfered cross beam
on small curved braces; chamfered upper truss with tie-beam on similar
braces, curved queen struts, collar and clasped purlins; curved
wind-braces;C16 fireplace of thin brick with chamfered depressed
arch; winder staircase with some C16-C17 shaped splat balusters. Amy
Johnson lived here.
RCHM I p.270-1 Mon.5.

Listing NGR: SP8058003536

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26418808

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Recommended Books

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  Essex: Buildings of England Series (Buildings of England) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Yorkshire West Riding: Leeds, Bradford and the North (Pevsner Architectural Guides / Buildings of England)
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  [(Shropshire)] [By (author) Nikolaus Pevsner] published on (January, 1958)
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  Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990
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  Historic Environment Law: Planning, Listed Buildings, Monuments, Conservation Areas and Objects by Harwood, Richard (2012) Paperback
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  Churches: An Architectural Guide (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Introductions)