Monument record 0028000000 - BOURBON STREET, MARKET STREET AND SILVER STREET

Summary

Fifteenth to eighteenth century timber-framed buildings recorded during demolition in 1964

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Map

Type and Period (4)

  • HOUSE (15th Century to 18th Century - 1400 AD to 1799 AD)
  • INN (Post-Medieval - 1540 AD to 1798 AD)
  • SHOP (Post-Medieval - 1540 AD to 1798 AD)
  • STABLE (Post-Medieval - 1540 AD to 1798 AD)

Description

A NUMBER OF C15-C18 TIMBER BUILDINGS RECORDED BY CHRISTOPHER GOWING (BCM), BCC COUNTY ARCHITECTS AND NMR STAFF DURING DEMOLITION, AUG-DEC 1964 (B1).
GROUND PLANS, ELEVATIONS, SECTIONS, NOTES, PHOTOS ETC MADE OF: NOS 11, 12, 14, 16, 18, 20 SILVER STREET; NOS 17, 19, 31/33/35 ('OLD BEAMS'), 37, 39, 45, 47 & 'CROSS KEYS', MARKET SQUARE; PHOENIX, JONES & COCKS, BOURBON STREET (B3).
NGR TO CENTRE OF DEMOLITION AREA (B2).

(SP81891363. Site of stables located from authy.1 plan and OS 1250 1972.) Stables on the NE side of Friarage Road were probably built in the C17th. The walls are of brick and timber and the roof is tiled. Condition - Good (B4).
The stables and inn are not depicted on the OS 1250 1972 (b7). Demolished (B5).
The White Horse Inn is two storeyed, and was built in the C16th on a rectangular plan, but has been enlarged. The front is covered in modern plaster, and the walls at the rear have been almost entirely refaced. The roof is tiled. The roof is of double queen-post construction and has been heightened. Condition - Good (B4).


This record includes National Record of the Historic Environment Information provided by Historic England on 4 June 2025 licensed under the Open Government Licence.

Sources (7)

  • <1>SBC13405 Article in serial: 1964. RECS OF BUCKS 1964 17 P301. Vol 17. p301.
  • <2>SBC13422 Article in serial: 1965. RECS OF BUCKS 1965 17 P409, & BCM ACCESSIONS REGISTER. Vol 17. p409.
  • <3>SBC593 Verbal communication: Andrew Pike (BCM). 1988. ARP 1988 (DEC) PERS COMM (PLANS, ELEVATIONS, DETAIL DRAWINGS AND NOTES, FILED).
  • <4>SBC20466 Bibliographic reference: Royal Commision on Historical Monuments. 1912. Historical Monuments in Buckinghamshire Volume 1. Volume 1. p36.
  • <5>SBC29623 Unpublished document: Dr G A M Gerrard. 1990. RCHM Recorder South - GAMG 03-SEP-90.
  • <6>SBC27441 Digital archive: Historic England. National Record of the Historic Environment (NRHE).
  • <7>SBC29522 Map: Ordnance Survey. 1972. OS 1:2500 1972.

Location

Grid reference Centred SP 8189 1369 (108m by 122m)
Civil Parish AYLESBURY, Aylesbury Vale, Buckinghamshire

Finds (0)

Related Monuments/Buildings (1)

Related Events/Activities (1)

  • Event - Survey: Building recording (EBC11124)

Record last edited

Aug 13 2026 1:56PM

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