Description

TL 3629
7/32

BUNTINGFORD
HIGH STREET (east side)
No 84 (formerly listed as the Red House) and No 86 (North End Cottage)
(formerly listed as No 86 (Red Cottage))

19.10.51
22.2.69

GV
II

2 houses. Circa 1710, matching N extension (No 86) probably
c1900. Red brick with blue headers, projecting wooden eaves
cornice and steep old red tile hipped roof. A tall, 2 storeys
cellar and attics, formerly symmetrical Queen Anne style house 5
windows long with a narrow one-window matching extension at N end
(No 86). Single-pile, end chimneys, central entrance plan, with
later additions at rear and N end. Front now has 4 box dormers
on roof slope, a bold modillioned cornice extended over N part,
flush-box sash windows, with 6/6 panes and red rubbed brick
arches, floor band and chamfered plinth extended over N part,
main doorcase with elaborately carved foliate trusses with cut-
back hood, half-glazed door, and fanlight. Door to N end up 2
steps. 6-panel flush-beaded door with deep moulded flat hood on
shaped brackets. Interior altered but good cornice and corner
fireplace in SW room on Ground floor.

Listing NGR: TL3611229766

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Red House, Buntingford at Wikipedia
• Wikidata Q7304366

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Recommended Books

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  Central Leinster: Kildare, Laois and Offaly (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of Ireland)
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  Period property manual, victorian house manual 2 books collection set by ian rock
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  For the Record
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  Kent: North East and East (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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  Renovating Old Houses: Bringing New Life to Vintage Homes (For Pros By Pros)