Monument record 1475900000 - Chandos Arms, 80 High Street, Winslow

Summary

Site of nineteenth century inn known as The Chandos Arms, demolished when a Wellington bomber crashed in 1943.

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Type and Period (1)

  • INN (19th Century to Modern - 1839 AD to 1943 AD)

Description

The Candos Arms, built in 1839, demolished in 1943 following WWII plane crash (B1).
The 1943 crash of a Wellington bomber demolished the Chandos Arms and a row of cottages behind (B2).
High Street - a 1947 photo shows a single storey building where the Chandos Arms stood four years earlier (B3).

Sources (3)

  • <1>SBC24473 Unpublished document: Buckinghamshire Archaeological Society. 2010. Survey of Public Houses in the Parish of Winslow.
  • <2>SBC19641 Bibliographic reference: Terry Foley and Julian Hunt. 1997. Winslow. page 69 lower photo and caption, page 71 upper photo and caption.
  • <3>SBC19639 Bibliographic reference: Robert Cook. 1989. The Book Of Winslow.

Location

Grid reference SP 76996 27883 (point)
Civil Parish WINSLOW, Aylesbury Vale, Buckinghamshire

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Record last edited

Jul 2 2021 10:37PM

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