Building record 1320208000 - 23 EASTON STREET
Summary
Protected Status/Designation
- Listed Building (II) 1125152: NO 23 EASTON STREET
Map
Type and Period (2)
- OFFICE (20th Century - 1900 AD to 1999 AD)
- INN (17th Century to 19th Century - 1600 AD? to 1899 AD)
Description
Grade II. C18 front, altered. Stucco, old tiled root. 2 storeys and attic, moulded cornice with dentils, balustraded parapet and pedimented Dutch gable in centre. 2 box sliding casement dormers and central oval window in surround with keystones. Ground floor 3 plain shop windows, carriageway on left with rusticated segmental relieving arch. 1st floor 4 flush sashes with glazing bars; central window surround, cornice, rounded pediment; flanking windows 3 light. 2 tall Doric pilasters support entablature over 3 central windows. Door in panelled reveal, ribbed Doric pilasters, segmental pediment hood on console brackets. Nos 19 to 23 (consec) form a group (B1).
Alexander Parnam innkeeper of the Greyhound issued trade tokens in 1668. Held office as bailiff in 1654, as burgess in 1664, alderman 1668-1679, hospital chamberlain 1671-1677 and was mayor in 1674. The 17th century building still stands in Easton Street as offices (1967); the innyard can clearly be seen. Further detail (B2).
The Greyhound Inn is shown on 1874 1:500 OS map (B3).
Sources (3)
- <1>SBC3604 Bibliographic reference: DoE. 1973. LIST OF BUILDINGS OF SPECIAL ARCHITECTURAL OR HISTORIC INTEREST: BUCKINGHAMSHIRE: WYCOMBE DISTRICT: BOROUGH OF HIGH WYCOMBE. p31.
- <2>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. pp152,153,156,162,163, Plate VI(b).
- <3>SBC26256 Verbal communication: Julia Wise (BC). 2023. Information from historic OS mapping.
Location
| Grid reference | SU 86924 92873 (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
Aug 2 2023 4:37PM
