Building record 1013500000 - 2 HIGH STREET
Summary
Protected Status/Designation
- Listed Building (II) 1287359: BEL AIR LAUNDRETTE
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Type and Period (5)
- SHOP (19th Century - 1800 AD to 1899 AD)
- INN (17th Century - 1600 AD to 1699 AD)
- LAUNDRETTE (20th Century - 1900 AD to 1999 AD)
- SHOP (21st Century - 2000 AD to 2099 AD)
- TIMBER FRAMED BUILDING (17th Century - 1600 AD to 1699 AD)
Description
Grade II. Laundrette. Left side wall shares C17 timber truss with No.2a, front is late C18. Vitreous brick with red dressings, plain parapet and C20 tiled roof. 2 storeys, one bay. C20 shop front. Altered first floor has barred sash window with gauged brick head to left and C19 canted oriel with cornice top to right. Included for group value (B1).
An ancient inn called the Angel, kept until 1654 by William Lowndes, grandfather of the builder of Winslow Hall (B2).
Manorial records of 1651 and 1671 indicate The Angel inn was trading then. Currently dry-cleaners. Possibly some older fabric surviving inside. Cast iron supporting column in ground floor, possibly where building has been extended forwards. Steeply-pitched roof with 3 gables parallel to High Street frontage (B3).
Sources (3)
- <1>SBC19045 Bibliographic reference: DoE. 1984. List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest: Parishes of Drayton Parslow, Great Horwood, Little Horwood, Mursley, Nash, Newton Longville, Whaddon, & town of Winslow. p67.
- <2>SBC19641 Bibliographic reference: Terry Foley and Julian Hunt. 1997. Winslow. Caption to lower photo, p51.
- <3>SBC24473 Unpublished document: Buckinghamshire Archaeological Society. 2010. Survey of Public Houses in the Parish of Winslow.
Location
| Grid reference | SP 77002 27571 (point) |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | WINSLOW, Aylesbury Vale, Buckinghamshire |
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Record last edited
Jul 2 2021 9:34PM
