Building record MLI94706 - Digby House, 9 and 10 Maiden Lane, Stamford
Summary
Digby House, 9 and 10 Maiden Lane, Stamford, is a much altered 16th century house which incorporates elements from an earlier building
Type and Period (4)
- HOUSE (Medieval to Modern - 1500 AD to 2050 AD)
- SHOP (Post Medieval to Modern - 1800 AD? to 2050 AD)
- HOUSE (Medieval - 1300 AD? to 1499 AD)
- ARCHITECTURAL FRAGMENT (Medieval to Post Medieval - 1300 AD to 1550 AD)
Protected Status/Designation
Full Description
PRN 37208
This house is a medieval building with 18th and 19th century alterations resulting in a nondescript cement rendered front and Welsh slate roof. It has a 19th century cottage door set into a 16th century window space and a pre-16th century wooden oriel with 19th century glazing, set over a moulded corbel with a heraldic design. No. 10 has a 19th century shop front. For the full description and the legal address of this listed building please refer to the appropriate List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest. {1}
Digby House has a main range which probably dates from the early 16th century and a slightly later rear wing. It is constructed of stone, with the west (street) face rendered. A section to the north has been demolished, although fragments of it may remain in the fabric of 8 Maiden Lane (see PRN 38601). At the north end of the street front are the remains of an early 16th century window. On the first floor is a rebuilt oriel window with an original base carved with the Digby family arms (the colouring is modern). The rear wing has a full height bay window which has been largely reconstructed in brick. The interior has original ceiling beams with a carved boss and an original door frame as well as a large internal chimney stack which is probably original. There is also an 18th century wooden fire surround on a later fireplace. {2}
This house is largely a later reconstruction of one or more medieval buildings. It retains some medieval features, some (or all) of which may have been re-used, possibly from an earlier building on the site. These include a pointed archway of probable 14th century date, a late 15th or early 16th century doorway which has probably been moved from elsewhere, fragments of mullioned and transomed windows and a 15th century oriel window with oak corbel carved with the Digby family arms, which may be in situ. {3}
Sources/Archives (4)
- <1> SLI6708 Index: Department of the Environment. 1974. List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest. 1/131.
- <2> SLI912 Bibliographic Reference: Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England. 1977. An Inventory of Historical Monuments. The Town of Stamford. No 255, pp 109-10, plate 76.
- <3> SLI12932 Bibliographic Reference: ROGERS, A.. 1970. The Medieval Buildings of Stamford. No 23, p 30.
- <4> SLI1062 Bibliographic Reference: Nikolaus Pevsner and John Harris, with Nicholas Antram. 1989. Buildings of England: Lincolnshire (Second Edition). p 710.
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Location
| Grid reference | Centred TF 0314 0713 (23m by 18m) |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | STAMFORD, SOUTH KESTEVEN, LINCOLNSHIRE |
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Record last edited
Mar 21 2021 8:35PM
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