Building record 1426300000 - Former Saracen's Head pub, Green Street
Summary
Late nineteenth century former public house known as the Saracen's Head, built in 1895.
Protected Status/Designation
- Conservation Area: Leigh Street Furniture Heritage Conservation Area (DBC7278)
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Type and Period (2)
- PUBLIC HOUSE (Built 1895, 19th Century - 1800 AD to 1899 AD)
- HOUSE? (21st Century - 2000 AD to 2099 AD)
Description
The Saracen's Head public house was built in 1895 and is in the ornate Flemish/Domestic Revival style of the time and a style popular for pub architecture. It is on the west side of the junction with Upper Green Street and was built to serve the local community who mostly worked in the furniture factories at that time. A significant building within the Leigh Street Furniture Heritage Conservation Area (B1).
In 1895 the Saracen's Head moved from its old site in Frogmoor to a lavish pseudo-Indian building in Green Street to serve the area's new working-class customers (B2).
Sources (3)
- <1>SBC23267 Bibliographic reference: Wycombe District Council. 2006. Leigh Street Furniture Heritage Conservation Area (summary).
- <1>SBC25430 Bibliographic reference: Wycombe District Council. 2012. Leigh Street Furniture Heritage Conservation Area Appraisal.
- <2>SBC22464 Bibliographic reference: James Rattue. 2002. High Wycombe Past. p31.
Location
| Grid reference | SU 85491 93342 (point) |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | HIGH WYCOMBE, Wycombe, Buckinghamshire |
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Record last edited
Jun 24 2021 5:40PM
