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The Old Town House

A Grade II Listed Building in Wendover, Buckinghamshire

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Coordinates

Latitude: 51.7629 / 51°45'46"N

Longitude: -0.7416 / 0°44'29"W

OS Eastings: 486943

OS Northings: 207884

OS Grid: SP869078

Mapcode National: GBR D3L.KB3

Mapcode Global: VHDVD.3Y9F

Plus Code: 9C3XQ775+59

Entry Name: The Old Town House

Listing Date: 11 October 1985

Grade: II

Source: Historic England

Source ID: 1118406

English Heritage Legacy ID: 42810

ID on this website: 101118406

Location: Wendover, Buckinghamshire, HP22

County: Buckinghamshire

Civil Parish: Wendover

Built-Up Area: Wendover

Traditional County: Buckinghamshire

Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Buckinghamshire

Church of England Parish: Wendover

Church of England Diocese: Oxford

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Description


SP 8607 WENDOVER HIGH STREET
north side

10/236 Nos. 2 & 2A, The Old Town
House.

GV II

Dentists' surgery, formerly Wendover Literary Institute opened 1863,
possibly designed by William Wilkinson of Oxford. Red brick with
blue brick ornament and stone dressings. Steep pitched tiled roof with
bands of fishscale pattern tiles, brick chimney, dentil brick eaves;
2 storeys. High Street elevation has projecting gable to RH, 3-light
gothic arched window to 1st floor with colonnettes and moulded capitals,
2 segmental arched sashes to ground floor. Gabled porch in centre with
gothic arched doorway, inscription and date on apex stone. 2-light gothic
window to LH, RH light with sloping cill. Aylesbury Road elevation has full
height canted bay to RH with gothic arched upper windows, segmental lower.
Prominent location in village centre.


Listing NGR: SP8694307884

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