Building record 1160500000 - THE WHITE SWAN

Summary

Early nineteenth century or earlier public house formerly known as The Queen's Head and now The White Swan, with later extensions

Protected Status/Designation

  • Listed Building (II) 1159913: THE WHITE SWAN (DBC3530)

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Type and Period (1)

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

Description

Grade II. Public house. Main block is early C19, of chequer brick with blue headers and rendered plinth. Old tile roof, flanking brick chimneys. 2 storeys, 2 bays. 3-light wooden casements with cambered heads, central blind panel with painted inn sign over door. Wrought iron bracket for hanging sign to right over water pump in wooden casing. Single storey bay to right is of red brick with half-hipped thatch roof and paired wooden casement. 2 bays to left are of coursed rubble stone with hipped tile roof and central brick chimney, and are of one storey with 2 paired wooden casements and a central single light. Lean-to extensons to rear (B1).
1940s photograph shows both the pub and left hand stone extension were formerly thatched. The building was known as The Queen's Head until the name was changed in 1785 (B2).

Sources (2)

  • <1>SBC19269 Bibliographic reference: DoE. 1985. List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest. p104.
  • <2>SBC22380 Bibliographic reference: Ian Beckett & Ron Adams. 1989. Whitchurch in Camera. p8, caption to photo.

Location

Grid reference Centred SP 80451 20501 (1m by 0m)
Civil Parish WHITCHURCH, Aylesbury Vale, Buckinghamshire

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Record last edited

Jun 8 2023 10:47PM

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