Building record 1206000000 - THE OLD DARK LANTERN, 1 SILVER STREET

Grade II. Dark Lantern Passage elevation has C18 late or C19 early refronting to timber frame building, 2 storeys and attic, painted brick, projecting plinth, band at 1st floor level, tile roof. 2 3-light C19 casement windows on 1st floor. Door to left-hand on ground floor under modern wood enclosed porch, flanked by 2 narrow windows. Wide triple sash window to left-hand. Elevation to passage separating the building from No 4 Market Street C16-17 timber framed. Gable end with painted brick infilling, ground floor refaced. 1 2-light casement window in attic. C18 casements. 1 3-light casement window on 1st floor, C19 casements. C16-17-18 work at back irregular windows and C17 chimney stacks. Some C17 panelling in interior. See RCHM Bucks. S. Vol. p36 (B1).

The Dark Lantern Inn is a three-storeyed rectangular house probably built in the middle of the C16th. The front is covered in modern rough-cast, and the rear has been refaced with C18th brick. The roof is tiled. Condition - Fairly good, much altered and restored (B2).

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