Building record 0844700000 - Workshop/stable at rear of Gordon Arms, Gordon Road

Summary

Late nineteenth century stable and possible former chair workshop at rear of The Gordon Arms pub.

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

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Type and Period (2)

  • WOOD WORKERS WORKSHOP? (20th Century to Modern - 1900 AD to 1910 AD)
  • STABLE? (19th Century - 1800 AD to 1899 AD)

Description

Well built two-storey brick and slate building at the rear of the Gordon Arms thought to have been a chairmaker's workshop. The association with a public house and the appearance of the building are typical of early chairmaking workshops. External stairs to workshop on first floor with stable on the ground floor. Probably built around 1900. Present use unknown. Report and photograph (B1).
To the rear of the [pub] building is an enclosed yard with entry off both Gordon Road and Totteridge Avenue. Contained in the rear yard is the original stable block. This is of interest as it is complete, with a cart (Dray) lodge and a single stall stable with hayloft over including the ostlers accommodation. The survival of the stable block is unusual, and is of a more rustic construction. Proposed for inclusion on local list (B2).

Sources (2)

  • <1>SBC22231 Unpublished document: Marian Miller. 2004. High Wycombe: Furniture Town. PD22 - page 114.
  • <2>SBC24002 Unpublished document: Wycombe District Council. 2011. Local List Descriptions - New Additions to the List.

Location

Grid reference SU 87612 92850 (point)
Civil Parish HIGH WYCOMBE, Wycombe, Buckinghamshire

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Record last edited

Sep 19 2011 7:54PM

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