Henley Archaeological & Historical Group

31 – 33 Friday Street

31
Friday Street
Henley-on-Thames
RG9 1AN

Nos. 31 and 33 Friday Street were formerly a hall (one bay)  and cross-wing  (two bays), subdivided and re-roofed with a low-pitch slate roof. This indicates a mid-19th century date for this roof. The framing of its almost entire west elevation is exposed in No. 29 Friday Street, as the builders made use of the structural timbers for creating the east wall of what is now the two-room cottage at No. 29. The former hall, now No 33, was probably larger extending east, i.e. a two-bay hall is a more likely scenario. During the subdivision and modernization of the cottages, the former hall was given a rear extension. A large fireplace with attached stairs is an earlier feature at No. 31. Large arch braces can be seen in the rear bay of the cross-wing at No. 31 and in a former outside wall, now in the later rear extension/bathroom of No. 33. The surviving framing and evidence of smoke blackening indicate a building date of this hall and cross-wing of around 1400.

Grid Reference: SU762825
Parish: Henley-on-Thames
Surveyed in: 2010
Report written by: Ruth Gibson
Sort key: 0HY-FRD-031