Description

THAME HIGH STREET SP7006SW (South-west side) 8/94 No.23 (Starbank House) 24/04/51 (Formerly listed as No.23 (Starbank House) and cottage adjoining)

GV II

Townhouse, now house and offices. Early C18, refronted early C19, mid C20 alterations. Lined render, on brick; C20 flat roof not visible, slate to rear roof slope; various brick and rendered brick stacks. 3-storey, 3-window range. 6-panel door to centre with incised square Greek Doric column surround supporting cornice. 16-pane unhorned sashes to left and right with pilaster-strip surround and cornices on brackets. Three 12-pane unhorned sashes to first floor with architrave surrounds and cornices on brackets. Three 6-pane unhorned sashes to second floor with architrave surrounds. Cornice to base of plain parapet. Left return: 3-storey, 2-window range. 12-pane unhorned sashes with architrave surrounds to ground and first floor right; blind recessed panel with architrave surround to first floor left; 6-pane unhorned sash with architrave surround to second floor right; blind recessed round panel with architrave surround to second floor left. Interior: probably mid C18 open-well staircase, with baluster balustrade to rear centre, from ground to first floor, reputedly from Rycote House. Fielded panelling to entrance hall. Early C19 fireplaces, to some rooms. Mid C20 alterations to third floor. History: drawing held by the Bodleian Library shows the early C18 front prior to remodelling. (The Book of Thame, by Gerald Clarke, 1978).

Listing NGR: SP7048106042

External Links

• Wikidata Q26475837

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Recommended Books

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  Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990
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  Cambridgeshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990: Updated version
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  Farrow & Ball How to Decorate: Transform your home with paint & paper
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  Department for Communities Listed Historic Buildings of Northern Ireland: Information Guide for the 2nd Survey of Historic Buildings
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  The Listed Buildings and Other Principal Structures at the Royal Gunpowder Mills Waltham Abbey