Building record 1142700000 - KING AND QUEEN PUBLIC HOUSE, 17 SOUTH STREET

Summary

Seventeenth century timber-framed inn known as the King and Queen, refronted in the eighteenth or nineteenth century.

Protected Status/Designation

  • Listed Building (II) 1204263: KING AND QUEEN PUBLIC HOUSE (DBC3551)

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Type and Period (2)

  • INN (17th Century to 21st Century - 1600 AD to 2099 AD)
  • (Alternate Type) TIMBER FRAMED BUILDING (17th Century - 1600 AD to 1699 AD)

Description

Grade II. Public House. C17 altered, Timber framed, largely refaced in brick, C18 or 19, now colourwashed, with some exposed framing. Old tiled roof, 2 brick chimneys. 2 gabled dormers. 2-storeys and attic, 3 bays of modern 3-light leaded casements to each floor with plain door in 2nd bay from LH. 1 storey wing to LH painted brick. Old tile roof, one 3-light casement, linked to No.15 which is not listed. Lower rear wing, brick. Old tile roof. RCHM I p.307 MON.14 (B1).
List of documentary evidence (B2).


The King and Queen Inn is a two-storeyed building with an attic, and probably dates from early in the C17th. It is built of timber and
brick, and has been much restored and altered. The roofs are tiled. The plan was originally rectangular, but is now L-shaped, modern additions having been made to the North and rear. Condition - Good. Grade II (B1 and B3).

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 (4)

  • <1>SBC19351 Bibliographic reference: DoE. 1985. List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest. p106.
  • <2>SBC24507 Unpublished document: Buckinghamshire Archaeological Society. 2011. Survey of Public Houses in the Parish of Wendover.
  • <3>SBC20466 Bibliographic reference: Royal Commision on Historical Monuments. 1912. Historical Monuments in Buckinghamshire Volume 1. Volume 1. p307.
  • <4>SBC27441 Digital archive: Historic England. National Record of the Historic Environment (NRHE).

Location

Grid reference SP 86817 07613 (point)
Civil Parish WENDOVER, Aylesbury Vale, Buckinghamshire

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Record last edited

Jul 23 2026 3:04PM

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