Building record 1474800000 - The Carpenters Arms, 1 Wing Road

Summary

Seventeenth or eighteenth century timber-framed house, extended in the early nineteenth century and used as a public house known as the Carpenters' Arms.

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

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Type and Period (3)

  • INN (19th Century to 21st Century - 1867 AD to 2099 AD)
  • RESTAURANT (21st Century - 2000 AD? to 2099 AD)
  • TIMBER FRAMED HOUSE (17th Century to 18th Century - 1600 AD? to 1799 AD?)

Description

The Carpenters Arms opened in 1867 and is still in use as a pub, now with an Indian restaurant in the south range. The building has its main elevation to Wing Road. Early C19 incorporating earlier structure possibly C17/18. Double pile with gables to front, 1½ storey, south range extends to incorporate earlier building, modern single-storey extension to back of north range. Brick construction in Flemish bond with some dark headers, timber framing with brick infill at east end of south range. Clay tiles to double-gabled roof. Three chimneys: one each at centre of C19 ranges, third chimney at south-east corner of earlier range. Two doors to front elevation each with small wooden hood supported on brackets, one to north range at approx centre between the two gables and second just off centre of southern range; door not used in south elevation. Windows: modern casements in west elevation, four to ground floor and three to upper storey. No evidence of a cellar (B1).

Sources (1)

  • <1>SBC24449 Unpublished document: Buckinghamshire Archaeological Society. 2012. Survey of Public Houses in the Parish of Stewkley.

Location

Grid reference SP 85440 25308 (point)
Civil Parish STEWKLEY, Aylesbury Vale, Buckinghamshire

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Record last edited

Apr 21 2017 7:21PM

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