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King Alfred's House

A Grade II Listed Building in Bourn, Cambridgeshire

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Coordinates

Latitude: 52.1915 / 52°11'29"N

Longitude: -0.0654 / 0°3'55"W

OS Eastings: 532339

OS Northings: 256574

OS Grid: TL323565

Mapcode National: GBR K5X.G9T

Mapcode Global: VHGMQ.T59T

Plus Code: 9C4X5WRM+JR

Entry Name: King Alfred's House

Listing Date: 31 May 1985

Grade: II

Source: Historic England

Source ID: 1162629

English Heritage Legacy ID: 51073

ID on this website: 101162629

Location: Bourn, South Cambridgeshire, CB23

County: Cambridgeshire

District: South Cambridgeshire

Civil Parish: Bourn

Built-Up Area: Bourn

Traditional County: Cambridgeshire

Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Cambridgeshire

Church of England Parish: Bourn St Helena and St Mary

Church of England Diocese: Ely

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Description


TL 3256-3356
15/44

BOURN
RIDDY LANE
(North-West Side)
No 16
King Alfred's House)

II

House. Possibly c.1616 or earlier and C18. Exposed and plastered
timber-frame, thatched and plain tile roofs. Tall C17 red brick ridge stack,
C18 end stack to right hand with upper courses rebuilt. Two storeys, one
storey kitchen range to left hand with inserted C18 floor. Boarded door in
lobby entry position, three large C20 casement windows, two first floor
casement windows. Two original small fixed-light ovolo-moulded windows in
south-east and north-east facades. Interior has stop-chamfered ceiling
beams, exposed timber frame and large stack dated 1616 on bressumer to main
hearth, openings to baking oven in kitchen hearth.

R.C.H.M. West Cambs. p23, mon.6 Plate 78

Listing NGR: TL3233956574

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