Building record 1286300000 - THE KING'S HEAD, CHURCH ROAD

Summary

Seventeenth century timber-framed inn known as The King's Head, with nineteenth century rebuilding.

Protected Status/Designation

  • Listed Building (II) 1159299: THE KING'S HEAD (DBC5424)

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Type and Period (2)

  • INN (17th Century to 19th Century - 1600 AD to 1899 AD)
  • (Alternate Type) TIMBER FRAMED BUILDING (17th Century - 1600 AD to 1699 AD)

Description

Grade II. Public house. C17, rebuilt C19 in 2 builds. Red brick, dentil eaves, old tile roof. Chimney with grouped shafts, partly of thin brick, to right of centre; later brick end chimneys. Left gable rendered. 2 storeys, 3 bays. 3-light wooden casements with single horizontal glazing bars; additional 2-light casements to ground floor of right bays, the right in blocked door; C20 canted bay window to left. Ground floor openings have cambered heads. 4-panelled door between left bays, with C19-C20 wooden cornice hood on brackets. Single storey extension to left, hipped and gabled brick projections to rear. Interior has chamfered spine beams; upper storey said to retain some timber framing with angle braces (B1).

Sources (1)

  • <1>SBC4242 Bibliographic reference: DoE. 1987. LIST OF BUILDINGS OF SPECIAL ARCHITECTURAL OR HISTORIC INTEREST; BUCKS: WYCOMBE DISTRICT: PARISHES OF CHEPPING WYCOMBE &C. p25.

Location

Grid reference SU 87259 88140 (point)
Civil Parish LITTLE MARLOW, Wycombe, Buckinghamshire

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Record last edited

Sep 27 2012 12:13PM

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