Building record 1077300000 - THE BLACKBIRD, MAIN STREET

Summary

Eighteenth to early nineteenth century building with twentieth century extension, used as The Blackbird public house from 1830

Protected Status/Designation

  • Listed Building (II) 1232027: THE BLACK BIRD (DBC4026)

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Type and Period (2)

  • HOUSE? (18th Century to Modern - 1700 AD to 1999 AD)
  • PUBLIC HOUSE (19th Century - 1800 AD to 1899 AD)

Description

Grade II. Public house. C18-early C19, altered. Colourwashed rubble stone, hipped slate roof. Two storeys. One bay to road with altered canted bay window to ground floor and sash above. N.E. front has four bays: 3-light barred casements with cambered heads to first floor, that to left false. Irregular ground floor has half-glazed door under flat wooden hood on brackets in second bay and 3-light casement in third. C20 single storey lean-to to right (B1).
In 1872 the 'Blackbird' was recorded as having been first licenced in 1830. The licencee was Thomas King and the owners were the Trustees of All Saints College, Oxford (B2).

Sources (2)

  • <1>SBC19250 Bibliographic reference: DoE. 1983. List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest. p46.
  • <2>SBC25727 Unpublished document: Chief Constable of Buckinghamshire. 1872. Return of Licensed Public Houses and Beer Houses.

Location

Grid reference SP 71889 30626 (point)
Civil Parish PADBURY, Aylesbury Vale, Buckinghamshire

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Record last edited

Oct 29 2023 4:54PM

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