29, Chequers Lane

This is a late 17th-century house located on the north side of Chequers Lane in Grendon. The house is constructed of regular coursed limestone with a plain tile roof. It follows a two-unit plan incorporating a cross passage.

The south front is two storeys high with an attic. It features four windows on the ground floor and two on the upper floor. A 21st-century porch and door are centrally positioned. The windows have modern casements, though set within the original openings which retain old wood lintels. The roof is covered in 20th-century plain tiles and includes a recessed dormer, ashlar gable parapets, and brick and stone stacks at the ends. The east gable has three casements with glazing bars, also under old wood lintels. A single-storey 20th-century extension has been added to the rear.

Inside, the room to the left of the cross passage has a large stone fireplace with a chamfered bressumer and a heavy chamfered axial beam with ceiling joists. A cupboard with a plank door and strap hinges, potentially once housing a staircase, is located to the right of the fireplace. The right-hand room contains a corner fireplace with a bressumer and later stone infill, a heavy chamfered axial beam with ceiling joists, and a corner winding staircase with two plank doors and strap hinges. On the first floor, several chamfered transverse beams are present, some with run-out stops. The roof is of butt-purlin type; the purlins and a principal rafter with collar beam are visible in the attic rooms.

The house was originally built in the late 17th century as a two-unit farmhouse with a cross passage. Ordnance Survey maps from 1885 and 1900 show it subdivided into two small cottages. These were later converted back into a single residence during the 20th century.

The house is designated at Grade II for its late 17th-century stone construction, retaining a significant amount of original fabric. Notable interior features include fireplaces, heavy chamfered bridging beams, and plank doors.