Building record 1153500000 - THE OLD SPORTSMAN, LOWER STREET
Summary
Protected Status/Designation
- Listed Building (II) 1158843: THE SPORTSMAN (DBC2396)
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Type and Period (3)
- INN (17th Century to Modern - 1600 AD to 1999 AD)
- HOUSE (20th Century - 1900 AD to 1999 AD)
- (Alternate Type) TIMBER FRAMED BUILDING (17th Century - 1600 AD to 1699 AD)
Description
Grade II. Public house. C17. Timber frame with diagonal braces and whitewashed brick infill. Half-hipped thatch roof, brick chimney between left bays, later smaller chimney to right. 1½ storeys, 3 bays. Barred wooden casements: 3-light to ground floor of left bays, canted bay window to right, one paired casement to centre of upper storey in thatch. Board doors to right of left and centre bays. Gable to street has similar 3-light casement to first floor. C20 extensions to far gable. Interior has stop-chamfered spine beams. RCHM II p. 248 Mon. 31 (B1).
(SP 7460 2001) Public House (NAT) (B2).
The Sportsman Inn, about 430 yards SW of the church, has been restored and enlarged. The chimney stack is of 17th-century brick. Condition-Fairly good (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>SBC19269 Bibliographic reference: DoE. 1985. List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest. p43.
- <2>SBC10482 Map: OS 1981 1:10000 MAP.
- <3>SBC20467 Bibliographic reference: Royal Commision on Historical Monuments. 1913. Historical Monuments in Buckinghamshire Volume 2 North. Volume 2. p248.
- <4>SBC27441 Digital archive: Historic England. National Record of the Historic Environment (NRHE).
Location
| Grid reference | SP 74602 20015 (point) |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | QUAINTON, Aylesbury Vale, Buckinghamshire |
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Record last edited
Jun 16 2026 12:05PM
