Building record 1288600000 - THE HEART IN HAND
Summary
Protected Status/Designation
- Listed Building (II) 1160066: THE HEART IN HAND (DBC5539)
Map
Type and Period (2)
- INN (16th Century to Modern - 1500 AD to 1999 AD)
- (Alternate Type) TIMBER FRAMED BUILDING (16th Century to 17th Century - 1500 AD? to 1699 AD)
Description
Grade II. Public house. C17, altered C19 and C20, the right bay possibly C16- early C17. Timber framed with brick infill, the front rebuilt in whitewashed brick. Gabled cross wing to left has whitewashed roughcast with some half-timbering to front gable, and tile-hung rear gable. Main part has C20 tile roof, right bay has old tile roof. Later brick chimneys. L-plan, with cross wing at left end, lower bay to right and C20 rear extensions. Main part is of 2 storeys, right bay altered to single storey. 3½ bays in all, with half bay between centre bay and cross wing. Irregular C20 barred wooden casements, the centre bay with rectangular bay window. C20 door to right of cross wing; C20 projecting porch to right of centre bay. Tiled pent roof over ground floor openings. Interior reveals timber framing with straight diagonal bracing in main bays and slightly curved bracing in right bay. Chimney has probably been removed from half-bay. Stop-chamfered spine beam in centre bay (B1).
Shown on 1st edition 25-inch OS map as 'The Prince of Wales'.
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. p73.
Location
| Grid reference | SU 90270 87426 (point) |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | WOOBURN, Wycombe, Buckinghamshire |
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Record last edited
Jan 29 2008 5:31PM
