Building record 1320503000 - 12 HIGH STREET
Summary
Protected Status/Designation
- Listed Building (II) 1332374: NO 12 HIGH STREET
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Type and Period (4)
- HOUSE? (18th Century - 1700 AD? to 1799 AD)
- SHOP (19th Century to Modern - 1800 AD to 1999 AD)
- INN (First mentioned about 1480, 15th Century to 19th Century - 1400 AD to 1899 AD)
- MILITARY COLLEGE (18th Century to 19th Century - 1799 AD to 1813 AD)
Description
Grade II. C18 (business established, ?here, in 1775) front to probably earlier main structure. Bell brick interspersed with mauve, Welsh slate roof. 2 storeys, C19 shop front with widely spaced glazing bars, 2 1st floor sashes with glazing bars in reveals and under flat arches. Stucco cornice band, parapet (B1).
Formerly the original site of 'The Antelope'. Robert Whitton innkeeper of the Antelope Inn issued trade tokens in the 17th century. Served as an alderman from 1661-1691, as bailiff in1660, deputy recorder in 1684 and twice as mayor, in 1663 and 1670. Further detail (B2).
The Antelope is first mentioned around 1480, when it was formed from the merger of the Saracen's Head (first mentioned in 1312) and the New Inn (B4).
Between 1799 and 1813 The Antelope was the home of the Wycombe Military Academy, which in 1813 moved to Farnham in Surrey (B3).
The college was set up in 1799 by Lieutenant-Colonel (later General) Gaspard le Marchant to train senior army officers. Le Marchant was the academy's Lieutenant Governor, with General Jarry as the Commandant. Jarry left in 1806 and was replaced by Major Howard Douglas. The junior branch was based at 'Remnantz' in Marlow [CAS 13050], before moving to Sandhurst (B4).
Buildings report held at NMR (B5).
Sources (5)
- <1>SBC3604 Bibliographic reference: DoE. 1973. LIST OF BUILDINGS OF SPECIAL ARCHITECTURAL OR HISTORIC INTEREST: BUCKINGHAMSHIRE: WYCOMBE DISTRICT: BOROUGH OF HIGH WYCOMBE.
- <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. pp152-3,159-161,162,163, Plates VI(b) & X.
- <3>SBC19605 Bibliographic reference: Ivan G Sparkes. 1990. High Wycombe: A Pictorial History. pIntroduction & caption to Plate 65.
- <4>SBC22575 Bibliographic reference: Martin Andrew. 2005. High Wycombe: A History and Celebration. pp30-31, 59-61.
- <5>SBC23358 Unpublished document: English Heritage. 2006. NMR Buildings Reports. BF083002.
Location
| Grid reference | SU 86648 92983 (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 30 2023 1:55PM
