81,81A AND 83, HIGH STREET

1. 5135 HIGH STREET (South-West Side) Stony Stratford Nos 81, 81A and 83 SP 7840 1/46

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1. Formerly the Talbot Inn. Now divided. Early C18 brick houses, low 2 storey with high pitched early tiled roof. 5 windows to 1st floor, casements on No 81, glazing bar sashes on No 83. 2 later shops to ground floor: - No 81 has circa 1850 double bay window front with central entrance; heavy dentil cornice over Joint fascia. No 83 has late C19 double shop front, now plate glass with glazed central entrance, flanked by pilasters supporting fascia with cornice. 2 gabled extensions to rear forming courtyard. That of No 83 is diapered brick with stone gable end, high tiled roof with brick chimneys - one of the quoins of this building has stone marked 'T.W.' over '1696', and 'E.H.'

Nos 79, 81, 81A, 83 and 87 to 103 (odd) form a group of which Nos 99 and 101 are of local interest only.

Listing NGR: SP7859540562