Description

TL 58 SW DOWNHAM MAIN STREET I (South Side)

4/4 Bury House 5.2.52

GV II

House. Dated stone plaque 'RC 1700' on east wall. Early C19 and c.1900 renovations and alterations. Rendered brick; plain tile roofs, and reused material from demolished Bishops of Ely's Palace buildings. Two storeys, attics and cellar. Three unit plan with rear kitchen and original lobby entry sealed c.1900 when main entrance removed to west. Tumbled parapet gables with end stacks and ridge stack to left of centre. C19 closed gabled porch with moulded round arched doorway with 'Bury House' inscription and double doors. Three three-light casement windows with patterned glazing bars to upper panes, three similar but smaller first floor windows. Interior details largely C19; reused C15 timber, some with double ogee-moulding, in side purlin roof and floor frames.

V.C.H. p90 R.C.H.M. (Cambs. notes) 1977

Listing NGR: TL5258984117

External Links

• Wikidata Q26419947

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Recommended Books

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  This Old House: Restoring, Rehabilitating, and Renovating an Older House
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  Wiltshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Old House Handbook: A Practical Guide to Care and Repair by Hunt. Roger ( 2008 ) Hardcover
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  A Buying and Owning a Listed Building: A Brief Guide
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  Listed Buildings, Conservation Areas and Monuments
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  Bedfordshire, Huntingdonshire, and Peterborough (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)