The Well House

The Well House is a house located on High Street in Buckingham, dating from the early to mid-17th century, with alterations made in the 19th century. The exterior is rendered and features incised masonry patterns, a plain-tile roof, and a brick rear lateral stack with a pair of diagonal brick flues. The house has a two-unit, through-passage plan.

The central entrance consists of a 20th-century, part-glazed door with a gabled hood, flanked by tripartite sash windows, all of which have moulded, rendered surrounds. The first floor features 9-pane, 19th-century horned sash windows with moulded wood surrounds. The ground floor slightly projects and has a moulded cornice. There are also a pair of flat-roofed dormer windows in the roof.

Inside, the house includes ogee stop-chamfered spine beams and an open fireplace with a scoop stop-chamfered bressumer. The roof structure consists of collar trusses and two tiers of purlins. At the rear, there is a timber-framed wing that was formerly a three-bay barn, which includes tie beams, queen posts, and collars to the principals, along with one tier of purlins.