Description

1.
944 HIGH STREET
(North East Side)

Nos 1 & 2
TR 1457 NE 4/62 3.5.67.

II* GV

2.
Formerly the Chequers Inn which contained a dormitory of 100 beds and was
1 building with Nos 1-9 Mercury Lane adjoining. A large C14 timber-framed
building altered in the C18 and in modern times. 3 storeys and attic. First
and 2nd floors overhang and are supported on heavy wooden brackets. 4 windows
facing the High Street. 2 windows facing Mercery Lane. 2 dormers. C18
sash windows with glazing bars missing but some remains of timber cusp-headed
windows. On the ground floor there is a stone arcade with the cognizance
of the Black Prince on the corner post. Modern shop fronts.

Forms a group with Nos 1 to 8A (consec) Mercery Lane.

Listing NGR: TR1493957802

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q17557103

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Recommended Books

• 
  ENGLAND GUIDE TO POST WAR LISTED: A Guide to Post-war Listed Buildings
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  Berkshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Historic Environment Law: Planning, Listed Buildings, Monuments, Conservation Areas and Objects, Supplement 2014
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  Listed Buildings: The Law and Practice of History Buildings, Ancient Monuments and Conservation Areas
• 
  Pevsner's Architectural Glossary (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Introductions)
• 
  A Buying and Owning a Listed Building: A Brief Guide