Building record 1127300000 - THE OLD DUKES HEAD, BUCKLAND

Summary

Seventeenth century timber-framed thatched pub, formerly The Duke's Head, now a house.

Protected Status/Designation

  • Listed Building (II) 1160557: THE OLD DUKES HEAD (DBC4643)

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Type and Period (3)

  • HOUSE (20th Century - 1900 AD to 1999 AD?)
  • INN (17th Century to 19th Century - 1600 AD to 1899 AD)
  • (Alternate Type) TIMBER FRAMED BUILDING (17th Century - 1600 AD to 1699 AD)

Description

Grade II. House. C17 altered. Timber framed with whitewashed brick infill. Thatched roof, half hipped ends. Old brick stack to centre, later chimney to LH. 2 eaves dormers with tiled gabled roof and surrounds. 1½ storeys. 3 doors, two 3-light casements, 1-light casement at LH end, 2-light at RH. end. Small tiled lean-to addition on RH. gable. 1-storey wing to LH end with timber shed and brick walls, tiled roof, two 3-light casements. Rear elevation has continuous outshot with whitewashed brick wall, thatched roof, hipped to LH., 2 inset dormers, modern 2-storey addition to RH. side. RCHM I p.68. MON.5 (B1).
The building was formerly divided into two, the Dukes Head was the right hand property and had been licensed for over 50 years in 1872 (B2).

(SP88921244) Old Duke's Head (B3).
The Duke's Head Inn is a small two-storeyed building of ca.1600, but has been much altered. The walls are timber-framed with heavy wall posts and brick filling The roof is thatched. The plan is of the centre chimney type. Condition - Poor (B4).

This record includes National Record of the Historic Environment Information provided by Historic England on 4 June 2025 licensed under the Open Government Licence.

Sources (5)

  • <1>SBC19351 Bibliographic reference: DoE. 1985. List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest. p26.
  • <2>SBC24508 Bibliographic reference: Ray & Avril Poole. 2006. The Book of Buckland. pp58-61.
  • <3>SBC28455 Map: Ordnance Survey. 1975. OS 1:2500 map 1975. 1:2,500.
  • <4>SBC20466 Bibliographic reference: Royal Commision on Historical Monuments. 1912. Historical Monuments in Buckinghamshire Volume 1. Volume 1. p68.
  • <5>SBC27441 Digital archive: Historic England. National Record of the Historic Environment (NRHE).

Location

Grid reference SP 88913 12451 (point)
Civil Parish BUCKLAND, Aylesbury Vale, Buckinghamshire

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Record last edited

Aug 17 2026 2:20PM

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