Monument record 0935700000 - White Horse Inn, Market Square
Summary
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
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Type and Period (2)
- INN (16th Century - 1500 AD to 1599 AD)
- WALL PAINTING (16th Century - 1500 AD to 1599 AD)
Description
The White Horse Inn is of two storeys, built in the 16th century probably on a rectangula plan but has been enlarged. The front is covered with modern plaster and the walls at the back almost entirely re-faced. The roof is tiled. On the ground floor is a wide, open fireplace containing a large spit, worked by a fan in the chimney. On the wall of the dining room a 16th century inscription in black-letter has been recently uncovered. The roof is of double queen-post construction and has been heightened. Condition good [1912](B1).
Wall painting of black letter inscription framed in vine leaves, in a room on the ground floor , destroyed before 1933 when the building was converted to the British Legion headquarters (B2).
Building demolished in 1960s.
Sources (2)
- <1>SBC20466 Bibliographic reference: Royal Commision on Historical Monuments. 1912. Historical Monuments in Buckinghamshire. Volume 1. p38 (Mon 116).
- <2>SBC13190 Article in serial: Francis W Reader. 1933. 'Tudor Mural Paintings in the Lesser Houses in Bucks', in Recs of Bucks Vol 12 pp368-398 & Plates I-XIV. Vol 12, No 7. p393.
Location
| Grid reference | SP 81922 13706 (point) |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | AYLESBURY, Aylesbury Vale, Buckinghamshire |
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Record last edited
Apr 13 2025 5:32PM
