Building record 1320501000 - 3 HIGH STREET
Summary
Late fourteenth century timber-framed house and shop on the High Street, formerly the Wheatsheaf Inn.
Protected Status/Designation
- Listed Building (II) 1159943: NO 3 HIGH STREET
Map
Type and Period (5)
- HOUSE (14th Century to 19th Century - 1300 AD to 1899 AD)
- SHOP (20th Century - 1900 AD to 1999 AD)
- INN (17th Century to 19th Century - 1600 AD? to 1899 AD)
- (Alternate Type) TIMBER FRAMED HOUSE (14th Century - 1300 AD to 1399 AD) + Sci.Date
- (Alternate Type) JETTIED HOUSE (14th Century - 1300 AD to 1399 AD)
Description
Grade II. C16, altered C19. Timber framework, hipped tiled roof. Modern shop and 1st floor windows. Timber framework exposed to 2nd floor with whitewashed brick nogging, sliding 4 light casement with glazing bars. Nos 1 to 3 (consec) form a group with Church of All Saints, Churchyard Gates, No 2, The Antelope Public House, No 5 and No 6 Church Square (B1).
Thomas Butterfield inkeeper of the Wheatsheaf issued trade tokens in the 17th century. The original building still stands and was still an inn in 1875, and is shown on several old photographs. Now (1967) a tobacconist's shop. Further detail (B2).
Wheat Sheaf Inn shown on 1874 1:500 OS map at NGR.
Sources (3)
- <1>SBC3604 Bibliographic reference: DoE. 1973. LIST OF BUILDINGS OF SPECIAL ARCHITECTURAL OR HISTORIC INTEREST: BUCKINGHAMSHIRE: WYCOMBE DISTRICT: BOROUGH OF HIGH WYCOMBE. p36.
- <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. pp151-2,153,154, Plate VII(b) & IX.
- <3>SBC25271 Unpublished document: Buckinghamshire Historic Buildings Trust Limited Ltd. 2018. 2-3 High Street, High Wycombe (formerly The Wheatsheaf) A documentary History.
Location
| Grid reference | SU 86571 93014 (point) |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | HIGH WYCOMBE, Wycombe, Buckinghamshire |
Finds (0)
Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
Related Events/Activities (2)
- Event - Survey: Documentary history (DBA) of 2-3 High Street, High Wycombe (EBC18209)
- Event - Survey: Site visit (EBC13570)
Record last edited
Jul 29 2023 11:36PM
