Queen Anne's Cupboard, Church Street, Chesham
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Queen Anne's Cupboard, Church Street, Chesham
Image: © Stefan Czapski Taken: 17 Mar 2013
These cottages are nos. 53, 55 and 57 Church Street. The 18th century brick frontage was apparently added to timber-framed buildings of earlier date. The brickwork is laid in Flemish bond, using 'blue' headers and red stretchers to produce a chequered effect - very typical of these Chiltern towns. 'Queen Anne's Cupboard' is a name given in the listing text. http://www.britishlistedbuildings.co.uk/en-43527-53-57-church-street-chesham-buckinghamshi I am puzzled by the heavy bracket over the door of no. 57 - did it once carry an inn sign? If so, that might account for the quaint name. The building to the right of the cottages, by the corner of Bury Lane, was - I believe - once a police station. I took this photo on a very wet St Patrick's Day, while sheltering in the entrance to Old Bells Court.
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Image Location
Latitude
51.704168
Longitude
-0.61549