Monument record 0847300000 - Bridge Street sawmill and timber merchants, Ship Street
Summary
Sawmill, timber merchants and former furniture factory, possibly 1920s
Protected Status/Designation
- Archaeological Notification Area: Bridge Street sawmill and Barnes Branch furniture factory (DBC9902)
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Type and Period (2)
- FURNITURE FACTORY (20th Century to Modern - 1900 AD to 1950 AD)
- SAW MILL (20th Century to Modern - 1900 AD to 1950 AD)
Description
Complex comprising Bridge Street Sawmills and Barnes Branch & Co timber merchants. These businesses extant as at 2004 and are High Wycombe's last surviving traditional timber merchants and sawmill. Barnes Branch formerly also used the factory for furniture making having specialised in mahogany cabinet making when they occupied a factory in Queens Road (The Cabinet Maker & Complete House Furnisher, 27 October 1923). Anecdotal evidence that workshop has been left with tools in situ when this manufacture ceased. Report and photographs (B1).
Sources (1)
- <1>SBC22231 Unpublished document: Marian Miller. 2004. High Wycombe: Furniture Town. PD47 - page 165.
Location
| Grid reference | SU 86110 93289 (point) |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | HIGH WYCOMBE, Wycombe, Buckinghamshire |
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Record last edited
Apr 13 2025 2:35PM
