Building record 1321001000 - RED LION HOUSE (RED LION CAFE), LONDON ROAD
Summary
Eighteenth century house with earlier rear wing, formerly the Red Lion public house, then a café and now offices
Protected Status/Designation
- Listed Building (II) 1125146: RED LION CAFE (DBC4956)
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Type and Period (4)
- CAFE (20th Century - 1900 AD to 1999 AD)
- HOUSE (17th Century to 18th Century - 1600 AD? to 1799 AD)
- OFFICE (20th Century to 21st Century - 1900 AD? to 2099 AD?)
- PUBLIC HOUSE (19th Century to Modern - 1800 AD to 1999 AD)
Description
Grade II. C18 with earlier back wing. Painted brick, old tile roofs, hipped in front with corbelled brick cornice. 2 storeys, 4 flush casements, modern glazing and wide ground floor window. Cut bracketed door hood (B1).
Shown as the 'Red Lion PH' on 1876, 1898 and 1925 25-inch OS maps and on 1944 and later 6-inch OS maps until the late 1950s (B2).
In 1872 the Red Lion was recorded as first licenced in 1832, with the publican recorded Lawrence Clark and the owners were Messrs Wheeler and Co [Wycombe Brewery]. Presumably this entry is refering to the Red Lion pub at Wycombe Marsh rather than the much older Red Lion Hotel on the High Street (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. p67.
- <2>SBC26256 Verbal communication: Julia Wise (BC). 2023. Information from historic OS mapping.
- <3>SBC25727 Unpublished document: Chief Constable of Buckinghamshire. 1872. Return of Licensed Public Houses and Beer Houses.
Location
| Grid reference | SU 88892 91879 (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 4 2023 1:38PM
