Building record 1018500000 - THE NAG'S HEAD, SHEEP STREET

Summary

Eighteenth century house, used as a public house since 1832 and known as The Nags Head.

Protected Status/Designation

  • Listed Building (II) 1279187: THE NAGS HEAD (DBC4770)

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Type and Period (2)

  • HOUSE (18th Century to 19th Century - 1700 AD to 1899 AD)
  • PUBLIC HOUSE (19th Century to Unknown - 1832 AD)

Description

Grade II. Public house. C18. Red and vitreous brick, first floor band course, colour washed plinth, moulded brick eaves. Old tile roof, flanking brick chimneys. 2 storeys, 2 bays. Ground floor has canted bay windows with barred sashes. First floor has small 6-pane sashes. Central 6-panelled door has C19 wooden surround of pilasters with incised lines and small cornice hood on cut scroll brackets. Blind window panel above with painted inn sign (B1).
The Nags Head opened in 1832. Red and vitreous bricks. Chimney stacks in gable ends. Has clearly been re-roofed as the rear has a different pitch to the front. Weatherboard ?stable range tacked-on at the rear and there is a separate stable block on the other side of the yard. Painted ‘date stone’ above the front door reads ‘Circa 1832’ (B2).

Sources (2)

  • <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. p91.
  • <2>SBC24473 Unpublished document: Buckinghamshire Archaeological Society. 2010. Survey of Public Houses in the Parish of Winslow.

Location

Grid reference SP 77292 27530 (point)
Civil Parish WINSLOW, Aylesbury Vale, Buckinghamshire

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Record last edited

Oct 25 2023 5:14PM

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