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buildings close to the roadside. There is a wide variety of Elvan Cottage is set slightly back from the roadside. This
building types and ages which adds visual interest to the street is a single storey dwelling with attic rooms in the roof and
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scene. probably dates from the late 18 century. It is particularly
Prominent on Bridge Road is Rose Cottage, of Local picturesque. Some timber-framing remains. The tiled roof has
note. This is of white painted brick, its narrow form and steeply three gabled dormers to front elevation, all with
pitched gables making a strong visual statement. It has a simple weatherboarded facings. Single storey range to left hand side,
single range plan, regular fenestration patterns and a pair of with weatherboarded gable. Painted brickwork. The building
blocked doorways. A narrow cul-de-sac leads to three listed has been altered at the back, remaining sympathetic to the
cottages, Hitchen, Herringbone and Jasmine Cottage original dwelling. Elvan Cottage sits on a narrow plot and is of
(II). These range in height from one and a half to two storeys. visual interest both on the roadside and when viewed from
Herringbone Cottage, so named for its brickwork, is timber- the hayfield at the rear.
framed with a thatched roof. Its flank wall sits hard onto the Beyond the modern village shop lies The Old Post
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footpath. Opposite Jasmine Cottage is unpainted Office, a double pile house, late 19 century refronting of
rubblestone and thatch, whilst Hitchen Cottage is timber- earlier building. The rear wing is of coursed rubblestone
framed, with thatch and a single story extension probably with tile roof and the rear elevation has half timbered double
dating from the 1920s. For the most part these buildings height bay windows with decorative glazing, and is
are only glimpsed through boundary gaps. prominent in views from the footpaths across the hayfield.
On Bridge Road, No 4 (II), is aligned gable end to street. The front range sits hard to the roadside, extending in front
Its painted rubblestone and low thatch contrasts with the formal of the building line. The frontage has attractive chequer-
lines of the neighbouring former Royal Oak Public House. work brick with dark header bricks, a substantial wooden
Originally rubblestone, this was refronted in ashlar to formal porch and former shop window. The other windows are
lines and is considered of local note. The wall and railings to sash with rubbed brick header details. To the east gable
the frontage create a strong line up to the T junction. there is a decorative pattern picked out in raised brick.
Opposite, in a larger plot and set back from the roadside is The front range has a slate roof with decorated brick
Bridge Lodge, a more imposing dwelling, possibly once a chimneys to gable ends. The Old Post Office plays a vital
farmhouse. It is likely to date from the early 19 century. It role in the street scene and creates a visual (and physical)
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contrasts with the tightknit form of development opposite pinch point. Beyond lies modern development on infill
and at the junction with Sheldon Road. sites, which nonetheless creates a pleasing pattern of roofs
A key grouping to the east of the junction is formed and gables.
from Nos 41, St Julian and No 37. 41 and 37 are both Meadowcroft has been extensively remodelled. The
white painted 19 century cottages under shallow pitched original range is subsidiary to a modern wing but dates from
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slate roofs. They both sit hard to the roadside. St Julian is a the 18 century. Rebuilt and relocated weatherboarded barns
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far older building, with timber framed gables that are visible and a granary to one side. The building is now more visible in
in views west. It has been greatly altered and reroofed in the street scene and relates to the triangle of open space at the
tile rather than the original thatch, and a massive terracotta junction with Church Road
stack has replaced the original chimney. This grouping is Buildings of Local Note are attached as an APPENDIX.
key in views along Sheldon Road, and the contrasting These are mostly described in the sections above, as they
patterns of the roof planes makes for a pleasing grouping. are located within the conservation area.
St Julian is set slightly back from the road but all three
building have well defined front boundaries in contrast to
the looser more vegetated gardens of the modern Details and materials
developments opposite. Stone:
To the west of the T-junction a further run of historic
buildings, although these have been interspersed by later The church of St Nicholas and Ickford Bridge are the most
modern development. substantial buildings of stone in the village. They are
The former Baptist Chapel is listed on the Buck HER, constructed of rubblestone, probably sourced from the
and mentioned in Pevsner. It dates from 1825, is of white Oolitic limestone deposits that make up the Long Crendon
painted rubblestone under a shallow slate roof. Later Ridge. Rubblestone is a rough stone, not worked , but often
dormers have been inserted, although the simple plan of laid in courses. St Nicholas has ashlar dressings – larger
the original building can still be discerned. Originally it had blocks with clean faces and square edges. The 18 century
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a burial ground, although this has since been built over. whirlpool arch is also of ashlar.

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