Building record 1284800000 - THE CROOKED BILLET, SHEEPRIDGE
Summary
Early eighteenth century timber-framed inn known as The Crooked Billet, with nineteenth century alterations, formerly known as The Rose and Crown
Protected Status/Designation
- Listed Building (II) 1158979: THE CROOKED BILLET
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Type and Period (2)
- INN (18th Century to 19th Century - 1700 AD to 1899 AD)
- (Alternate Type) TIMBER FRAMED BUILDING (18th Century - 1700 AD to 1799 AD)
Description
Grade II. Public house. Early C18, altered. Recased in brick C19, with flint gables and some exposed timber framing to centre front. Old tile roof, flanking brick chimneys. 2 storeys, 2 bays. C20 paired wooden casements, those to right with glazing bars, the lower windows with segmental heads. C20 door to left of centre with leaded board hood on shaped bracket. Former doorway to right of centre now blocked. Small brick extension to right. Small blocked roundels in gables. Raised outshot to rear with 2 C20 brick gables (B1).
The Crooked Billet public house was once two cottages and a lease dated 1810 refers to the pub as The Rose and Crown (B2).
Sources (2)
- <1>SBC4242 Bibliographic reference: DoE. 1987. LIST OF BUILDINGS OF SPECIAL ARCHITECTURAL OR HISTORIC INTEREST; BUCKS: WYCOMBE DISTRICT: PARISHES OF CHEPPING WYCOMBE &C. p8.
- <2>SBC23278 Bibliographic reference: Wycombe District Council. 1995. Sheepridge Conservation Area Character Survey.
Location
| Grid reference | SU 88344 89491 (point) |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | CHEPPING WYCOMBE, Wycombe, Buckinghamshire |
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Record last edited
Jun 9 2021 9:48AM
