Building record 1155200000 - 6 UPPER STREET

Summary

Seventeenth to early eighteenth century timber-framed thatched former inn known as the Boot Inn, with later refronting and now a house

Protected Status/Designation

  • Listed Building (II) 1311241: NO 6 UPPER STREET

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Type and Period (3)

  • INN (17th Century to Modern - 1600 AD to 1999 AD)
  • (Alternate Type) TIMBER FRAMED BUILDING (17th Century to 18th Century - 1600 AD to 1799 AD)
  • HOUSE (20th Century - 1900 AD to 1999 AD)

Description

Grade II. House. C17-early C18, altered. Refronted or rebuilt in whitewashed brick with some timber framing in left end. Hipped thatch roof with brick chimneys to ends of ridge. L-plan. One storey and attic, 2 main bays with flanking half bays. C20 paired leaded casements, those to ground floor with segmental heads, 2 to attic in dormers with tiled aprons. Lean-to infront of right bay has slate roof and similar 3-light casement. Single storey range to rear of left bay. Formerly the Boot Inn (B1).
In 1872 The Boot was recorded as having been licenced for over 50 years. The licensee was William Read, the owner was the Duke of Leeds and the inn was leased by Wroughton & Threlfall of Aylesbury (B2).

Sources (2)

  • <1>SBC19269 Bibliographic reference: DoE. 1985. List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest. p53.
  • <2>SBC25727 Unpublished document: Chief Constable of Buckinghamshire. 1872. Return of Licensed Public Houses and Beer Houses.

Location

Grid reference SP 74549 20191 (point)
Civil Parish QUAINTON, Aylesbury Vale, Buckinghamshire

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Record last edited

Jun 7 2023 4:16PM

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