Building record 1293401000 - Sportsman's Corner, Upper North Dean
Summary
Protected Status/Designation
- Conservation Area: Upper North Dean Conservation Area (DBC7302)
- Listed Building (II) 1125756: OLD SPORTSMANS ARMS (DBC5235)
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Type and Period (3)
- HOUSE (20th Century - 1900 AD to 1999 AD)
- PUBLIC HOUSE (19th Century to Modern - 1800 AD to 1999 AD)
- MESS (Modern - 1939 AD to 1945 AD)
Description
Grade II. House. Early C19. Flint with Denner Hill stone quoins, brick window surrounds and dentil eaves. Old tile roof, brick chimney to right. 2 storeys, 2 bays. C20 barred wooden casements, paired to left bay, 3-light to first floor right. Canted bay window with barred sashes to right. Central board door with flat wooden hood. Narrow C20 brick extension with hipped roof to left; C20 parallel wing to rear. Included for group value (B1).
The 4th Battalion Home Guard HQ Mess was at the Sportsman’s Arms, Upper North Dean during the Second World War (B2).
The only pub in North Dean, it was closed in 1956 and converted to a dwelling, and the license was transferred to Stokenchurch. The building is now known as Sportsman's Corner (B3).
Sources (3)
- <1>SBC20224 Bibliographic reference: DoE. 1985. List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest: Buckinghamshire: Wycombe District: Parishes of Bledlow &C.
- <2>SBC22803 Bibliographic reference: Lt Col L W Kentish. 1946. ‘Home Guard’ BUX 4, Records and Reminiscences of the 4th Buckinghamshire Battalion Home Guard’. p26-31.
- <3>SBC23286 Bibliographic reference: Wycombe District Council. 2003. Upper North Dean Conservation Area Character Survey. pp2,3,6.
Location
| Grid reference | SU 84831 98715 (point) |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | HUGHENDEN, Wycombe, Buckinghamshire |
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Record last edited
Nov 2 2011 12:37PM
