Description

ST 56 SE CHEW MAGNA C.P. HIGH STREET (north side)

3/41 The Beeches
21.9.60
G.V. II*

House. Built 1762 for Ephraim Chancellor, side wings added later, C20 internal
alterations. Stucco, limestone dressings, slate roof with raised coped verges
and gable stacks. 2 storeys and 3 bays, central bay broken forward slightly, all
windows sashes with slightly cambered heads, multi-pane sash with cambered head to
cellar left and right, central 6-panelled door with decorative fanlight, round
head and triple keystone, moulded surround and open pediment on consoles; heavy
cornice, pediment to centre bay with firemark in tympanum, parapet and coping;
single storey wing to each side with Venetian window and keystone, hipped roof
behind coped parapet wall; 4 splayed steps to front door. Left return has
2 sashes at attic level. Interior: not inspected; internal features said to
have been removed/modified since former listing (photograph of interior : NMR).

Listing NGR: ST5736863139

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q17531264

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Recommended Books

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  Harrow on the Hill: A photographic portrayal of listed buildings and structures (Historic Buildings Picture Guides)
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  Cumbria: Cumberland, Westmorland and Furness (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Specifications for Building Conservation: Volume 1: External Structure: Practical Examples v. 2
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  [(Bedfordshire, Huntingdon and Peterborough)] [By (author) Nikolaus Pevsner] published on (January, 1968)
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  Kent: West and the Weald: The Buildings of England (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Central Leinster: Kildare, Laois and Offaly (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of Ireland)