The Mitre Public House
THE MITRE PUBLIC HOUSE, MITRE STREET
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1205050
- Date first listed:
- 13-Oct-1952
- List Entry Name:
- The Mitre Public House
- Statutory Address:
- THE MITRE PUBLIC HOUSE, MITRE STREET
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- Date:
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- Reference:
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- Rights:
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1205050
- Date first listed:
- 13-Oct-1952
- Date of most recent amendment:
- 21-Nov-1994
- List Entry Name:
- The Mitre Public House
- Statutory Address 1:
- THE MITRE PUBLIC HOUSE, MITRE STREET
The scope of legal protection for listed buildings
This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.
Unless the List entry states otherwise, it includes both the structure itself and any object or structure fixed to it (whether inside or outside) as well as any object or structure within the curtilage of the building.
For these purposes, to be included within the curtilage of the building, the object or structure must have formed part of the land since before 1st July 1948.
The scope of legal protection for listed buildings
This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.
Unless the List entry states otherwise, it includes both the structure itself and any object or structure fixed to it (whether inside or outside) as well as any object or structure within the curtilage of the building.
For these purposes, to be included within the curtilage of the building, the object or structure must have formed part of the land since before 1st July 1948.
Location
- Statutory Address:
- THE MITRE PUBLIC HOUSE, MITRE STREET
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- Buckinghamshire (Unitary Authority)
- Parish:
- Buckingham
- National Grid Reference:
- SP 69248 33353
Details
BUCKINGHAM
SP6933 MITRE STREET 879-1/6/120 (North side) 13/10/52 The Mitre Public House (Formerly Listed as: MITRE STREET (North side) The Mitre Inn)
GV II
Inn, now public house. Mid-late C17, altered C20. Coursed squared limestone, some timber-framing, plain-tile roof, brick front lateral stack, and stone rear lateral stack. 3-unit plan. 2 storeys and attic; 3-window range. Wide, old plank door to right of centre with 2 panel mouldings and moulded wood surround in C20 gabled wood porch. 12-pane sash window to ground floor right of porch, otherwise wood mullion and transom windows to ground and 1st floors, all those to ground floor with flat-arched heads, those to 1st with wood lintels. 3 gabled roof dormer windows. Single-storey painted brick extension to left with lean-to roof to left. Rear elevation has large rear lateral stone stack with rebuilt brick flues, small rendered 2-storey shallow wing to right of stack, and some timber-framing in square panels with brick infill. INTERIOR: ground-floor rooms have diamond stop-chamfered spine beams. Middle room has large open fireplace with bressumer. Small room to right end has corner fireplace. Stone cellar. Staircase from ground floor to attic, partly rearrranged C20 has barleysugar twist balusters to upper flight on vases and serpentine splat balusters. 3-bay collar truss roof. (Elliott JJ: Buckingham: London: 1975-: 198-9).
Listing NGR: SP6924833353
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 377219
- Legacy System:
- LBS
Sources
Books and journals
Elliott, D J, Buckingham The Loyal Borough, (1975), 198 199
Legal
This building is listed under the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 as amended for its special architectural or historic interest.
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