Building record 0473101000 - THE ROCKWOOD, 32 KINGSBURY
Summary
Sixteenth century timber-framed jettied inn, formerly known as The Lobster Pot, now The Rockwood
Protected Status/Designation
- Listed Building (II) 1117974: THE ROCKWOOD PUBLIC HOUSE
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Type and Period (3)
- INN (16th Century to 17th Century - 1500 AD to 1699 AD)
- (Alternate Type) TIMBER FRAMED BUILDING (16th Century - 1500 AD to 1599 AD)
- (Alternate Type) JETTIED BUILDING (16th Century - 1500 AD to 1599 AD)
Description
Grade II. C17 altered. Two storeys. Colour washed stucco. Tile roof. The street front has been rebuilt with modern windows. Original gable to left hand facing Pebble Lane with upper part overhanging on projecting beams with corner bracket and one window is the sole evidence of older work externally (B3).
The C16 Lobster Pot has a sturdily jettied upper storey to Pebble Lane and inside a hammerbeam roof, without crown-posts, one of only two such roofs in the county (the other is Rectory Cottages, Bletchley in Milton Keynes)(B4).
Sources (2)
- <3>SBC3590 Bibliographic reference: DoE. 1973. LIST OF BUILDINGS OF SPECIAL ARCHITECTURAL OR HISTORIC INTEREST. p24.
- <4>SBC19664 Bibliographic reference: Nikolaus Pevsner & Elizabeth Williamson. 1994. The Buildings of England: Buckinghamshire. p164.
Location
| Grid reference | SP 81830 13870 (point) |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | AYLESBURY, Aylesbury Vale, Buckinghamshire |
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Record last edited
May 30 2024 4:29PM
