Monument record 0231500000 - CROWN INN, CORNER OF HIGH STREET & MARKET SQUARE
Summary
Site of fifteenth to nineteenth century Crown Inn, demolished in 1937.
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
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Type and Period (2)
- INN (Demolished 1937, 15th Century to 19th Century - 1400 AD to 1899 AD)
- WALL PAINTING (16th Century to 19th Century - 1500 AD? to 1899 AD?)
Description
A 'Crown Inn' or hotel belonged to Richard Baldwin in 1486 (B3).
The Crown Hotel, a 2 storey, jettied, timber framed structure, was built in the early 16th century & almost completely rebuilt in the late 18th century (B2).
The building was much reduced in extent and subsequently altered when a new road [High Street] was built in 1826 (B1).
A series of ?early 16th century, early 17th century and early 19th century wall paintings, moulded beams and a Jacobean decorative overmantle found in 1932. See detailed description (B5).
Demolished in 1937 (B6).
The present Crown Tavern is entirely modern (B4).
Sources (6)
- <1>SBC5653 Bibliographic reference: Robert Gibbs. 1885. A History of Aylesbury. pp412-414.
- <2>SBC20466 Bibliographic reference: Royal Commision on Historical Monuments. 1912. Historical Monuments in Buckinghamshire. Volume 1. p38.
- <3>SBC20460 Bibliographic reference: William Page (ed). 1905. A History of Buckinghamshire (Victoria County History) Volume I. Volume 1. p28.
- <4>XYSBC501 Map: ARP & RCHM BUCKS 1 P28 (MAP). [Mapped feature: #28963 ]
- <5>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. pp386-392, Plates IX-XI.
- <6>SBC19608 Bibliographic reference: Hugh Hanley & Julian Hunt. 1993. Aylesbury: A Pictorial History. Caption to plate 62.
Location
| Grid reference | SP 81952 13785 (point) |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | AYLESBURY, Aylesbury Vale, Buckinghamshire |
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Record last edited
Oct 13 2024 5:21PM
