Monument record 0711200000 - Whiteleaf Furniture site, Princes Risborough

Summary

Site of former Whiteleaf furniture factory, opened in 1920 and closed in 2001.

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Type and Period (3)

  • FURNITURE FACTORY (Modern to 21st Century - 1920 AD to 2001 AD)
  • (Alternate Type) NORTH LIGHT FACTORY (20th Century - 1900 AD to 1999 AD)
  • SAW MILL (20th Century - 1900 AD to 1999 AD)

Description

Site of former Whiteleaf Furniture factory owned by Goodearl Brothers Ltd from 1920 and extended in 1924. The site contained a sawmill complex with woodyard and a chair factory constructed in 1920 with subsequent extensions and alterations. The factory closed in 2001 and the buildings were demolished between 2003 and 2010 (B1).
Detailed company history (B2).

Sources (2)

  • <1>SBC24021 Unpublished document: Archaeological Services & Consultancy Ltd. 2010. Desk-Based Assessment: Former Whiteleaf Furniture Site, Picts Lane, Princes Risborough.
  • <2>SBC24022 Digital archive: Peter Goodearl. 2011. Webpages with detailed history of Goodearl Brothers' Whiteleaf Furniture Company.

Location

Grid reference Centred SP 80060 02646 (180m by 380m)
Civil Parish PRINCES RISBOROUGH, Wycombe, Buckinghamshire

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Record last edited

Jan 5 2015 4:01PM

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