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48, High Street

A Grade II* Listed Building in Stony Stratford, Milton Keynes

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Coordinates

Latitude: 52.057 / 52°3'25"N

Longitude: -0.8527 / 0°51'9"W

OS Eastings: 478757

OS Northings: 240468

OS Grid: SP787404

Mapcode National: GBR BYG.TG5

Mapcode Global: VHDSZ.5KKG

Plus Code: 9C4X344W+RW

Entry Name: 48, High Street

Listing Date: 12 June 1953

Grade: II*

Source: Historic England

Source ID: 1311040

English Heritage Legacy ID: 45512

ID on this website: 101311040

Location: Stony Stratford, Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire, MK11

County: Milton Keynes

Civil Parish: Stony Stratford

Built-Up Area: Milton Keynes

Traditional County: Buckinghamshire

Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Buckinghamshire

Church of England Parish: Stony Stratford St Mary and Giles

Church of England Diocese: Oxford

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Description



1.
5135 HIGH STREET
(North-East Side)
Stony Stratford
No 48
SP 7840 1/33 12.6.53.

II* GV

2.
Early C18 on earlier building. 2 storey ashlar sandstone house with steep pitched
partly tiled roof with flat stone coping on the gables, plain kneelers supported
by moulded consoles. 1 early and 1 late brick chimney stack. 2 pedimented dormers.
Small plinth, band at first floor level, chamfered quoins and heavy modillion eaves
cornice. 4 windows to 1st floor (3rd from left blind), 3 to ground floor, entrance
under blind window. Windows are sash in wooden cases and have narrow wooden
architraves. Plain cills. Plain lintel to 1st floor windows while heads of the
ground floor windows have light carving and keystones. Entrance, approached by
2 carved consoles, narrow wooden doorcase, panelled reveals and soffit, panelled
door with rectangular light above it. Early C17 half timbered brick filled wing
at the rear, mullion eaves cornice; 8 panel door; large stack. This house is considerably
higher than the 2-storey houses south of it, and in relation to No 50, a 3-storey
house, is almost as high to the eaves and the ridge is higher. Railings before
covered area. Interior panelled throughout on ground and 1st floors. Front room
on ground floor has doorhead with segmental pediment; shell niche inside. Fine
staircase with applied carved strings, 3 balusters to a step, exagerated ramps,
quarter landings have star inlays.

Nos 36 to 58 (even) High street form a group [Nos 54 and 56 are of local interest]


Listing NGR: SP7875740468

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