Building record 1302106000 - THE OLD CROSS KEYS, 60 HIGH STREET

Summary

Late eighteenth century former inn known as The Cross Keys, incorporating seventeenth century fabric, now a doctor's surgery.

Protected Status/Designation

  • Listed Building (II) 1159671: THE OLD CROSS KEYS (DBC5471)

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Type and Period (3)

  • INN (17th Century to 18th Century - 1600 AD to 1799 AD)
  • SURGERY (20th Century - 1900 AD to 1999 AD)
  • (Alternate Type) TIMBER FRAMED BUILDING? (17th Century - 1600 AD to 1699 AD)

Description

Grade II. Doctors' surgery, formerly inn. Late C18, incorporating traces of C17 structure, altered C20. Vitreous header brick with red brick quoins and window surrounds. Left bays also have red brick walls below ground floor sill level. Off-set eaves, old tile roofs. 2 storeys, 5 bays. Right bay has taller storeys, shallower hipped roof, and leaded cross casements, that to ground floor with 3 lights and segmental head. 4 bays to left each have 3-light leaded casement to first floor and one to centre of ground floor, all with segmental heads Ground floor left window altered to contain single light and C20 door. Fourth bay has segmental arch, formerly over carriage entry, now with C20 doors and early C20 arched wooden screen. Central ground floor room has good stop-chamfered spine beam (B1).

Sources (1)

  • <1>SBC22140 Bibliographic reference: DoE. 1985. List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest. p83.

Location

Grid reference SP 80810 03450 (point)
Civil Parish PRINCES RISBOROUGH, Wycombe, Buckinghamshire

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Record last edited

Apr 13 2025 1:15PM

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