1750 - Wellcroft House, High Street - Clipston, Northamptonshire
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N 52° 25.621 W 000° 57.097
30U E 639273 N 5810506
Wellcroft House on High Street, Clipston, dated 1750, and the oldest building in the village.
Waymark Code: WM107H7
Location: East Midlands, United Kingdom
Date Posted: 03/14/2019
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Wellcroft House on High Street, Clipston, dated 1750, and the oldest building in the village.
"House. Datestone ENB/1750. Squared coursed lias with slate roof. Single unit plan. 2 storeys, one-window range of casements with glazing bars under wood lintels. C19 six-panelled door with glazed top lights to left, under wood lintel. Ashlar gable parapet and kneelers; brick stack at end. Datestone to right of window 1575,probably reset. Inscription to left of window partially legible to John Buswell and wives. Datestone 1750 in right gable. Interior has open fireplace with bressumer."
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The older datestone of 1575 is possibly reset from an earlier building on this site.
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