Building record 1050500000 - THE UNICORN, HIGH STREET
Summary
Protected Status/Designation
- Listed Building (II) 1219167: THE UNICORN (DBC3562)
Map
Type and Period (1)
- INN (17th Century to Modern - 1600 AD? to 1999 AD)
Description
Grade II. Public house. Late C18 re-modelling of earlier building. Red and vitreous brick with moulded plinth and cogged eaves, right gable roughcast. Old Tile roof, flanking brick chimneys. 2 storeys and cellars, 4 bays. Left bay has C20 lean-to extension, remaining bays have 3-light barred wooden casements, that to ground floor right with segmental head. 2 cellar openings. Entry in second bay has C20 lean-to porch. Small gabled porch with board door between right- hand bays. C19-C20 gabled extension to left. Interior has C17 chamfered spine beam with one carved wooden bracket, possibly re-sited. RCHM II p. 99 Mon. 4 (B1).
The Unicorn Inn has been enlarged and the original walling completely refaced with C18th and C19th brick. The plan was probably originally rectangular, but is now T-shaped. Condition - Good; much altered (B2).
(SP83912215) The Unicorn (B3).
Sources (4)
- <1>SBC19252 Bibliographic reference: DoE. 1984. List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest: Buckinghamshire: Aylesbury Vale District: Parishes of Aston Abbotts &C. p6.
- <2>SBC20466 Bibliographic reference: Royal Commision on Historical Monuments. 1912. Historical Monuments in Buckinghamshire Volume 1. Volume 1. p99.
- <3>SBC10481 Map: OS 1980 1:2500 MAP.
- <4>SBC27441 Digital archive: Historic England. National Record of the Historic Environment (NRHE).
Location
| Grid reference | SP 83911 22160 (point) |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | CUBLINGTON, Aylesbury Vale, Buckinghamshire |
Finds (0)
Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
Related Events/Activities (1)
- Event - Survey: Site visit (EBC13592)
Record last edited
Aug 19 2026 11:59AM
