Building record 1319301000 - THE ANTELOPE PUBLIC HOUSE
Summary
Early seventeenth century timber-framed inn refronted in the nineteenth century, once 'The Royal Oak', now 'The Antelope'.
Protected Status/Designation
- Listed Building (II) 1332346: THE ANTELOPE PUBLIC HOUSE (DBC6030)
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Type and Period (2)
- INN (17th Century - 1600 AD to 1699 AD)
- (Alternate Type) TIMBER FRAMED BUILDING (17th Century - 1600 AD to 1699 AD)
Description
Grade II. Early C19 refronting of C17 building. Colour washed brick, old tiled roof with boxed eaves. 2 storeys, 2 Yorkshire casements with glazing bars on 1st floor. Ground floor has similar casement window on left hand, later sash window in centre, right hand recessed wedged door with a coupled sash window on corner. Church of All Saints, Churchyard Gates together with No 2, The Antelope Public House, No 5 and No 6 form a group with Nos 1 to 3 (consec) High Street (B1).
Built around 1600. Not the original site of The Antelope [See CAS 13205:03](B2).
The present Antelope Inn was formerly known as the Royal Oak (B3).
Architects' plan of ground floor layout (B4).
Sources (4)
- <1>SBC3604 Bibliographic reference: DoE. 1973. LIST OF BUILDINGS OF SPECIAL ARCHITECTURAL OR HISTORIC INTEREST: BUCKINGHAMSHIRE: WYCOMBE DISTRICT: BOROUGH OF HIGH WYCOMBE. p19.
- <2>SBC22575 Bibliographic reference: Martin Andrew. 2005. High Wycombe: A History and Celebration. pp31, 32 (caption to photo).
- <3>SBC22677 Article in serial: George Berry. 1967. 'New Light on the Seventeenth Century Token Issuers of Chepping Wycombe', in Recs of Bucks 18 pp 150-163. Vol 18 Part 2. p161.
- <4>SBC23614 Graphic material: Smith Baxter Chartered Building Surveyors. 2006. Architects' plans of existing and proposed changes to The Antelope.
Location
| Grid reference | SU 86576 93037 (point) |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | HIGH WYCOMBE, Wycombe, Buckinghamshire |
Finds (0)
Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
Related Events/Activities (1)
- Event - Survey: Site visit (EBC13570)
Record last edited
Jul 29 2023 8:59PM
