An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Buckinghamshire, Volume 1, South. Originally published by His Majesty's Stationery Office, London, 1912.
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95. WESTCOTT.
(O.S. 6 in. xxvii. N.E.)
Secular
Homestead Moats
(1). In Bury field, S.E. of the church, fragment.
(2). In Whitechurch Close, S.E. of the church, fragment.
(3). The White Swan Inn, E. of the church, is of two storeys, the upper storey partly in the roof, built in the 17th century. The walls are covered with plaster; the roof is thatched. Some of the windows are original. Inside the house there is a wide, open fireplace and a chamfered ceiling-beam.
Condition—Fairly good.
(4). Cottage, opposite the White Swan Inn, is of one storey and an attic, built in the 17th century. The walls are timber-framed, with plaster and brick filling, some of the brick set in herringbone pattern; the windows and chimney stacks are original. The roof is thatched.
Condition—Poor.
(5). Cottage, now two tenements, about 300 yards S.E. of the church, is of two storeys, the upper storey partly in the roof, built of brick and timber in the 17th century, partly re faced with modern brick, and covered with plaster; the roof is thatched. Some of the windows and one chimney stack are original.
Condition—Good.
(6). Cottage, about 350 yards S.E. of the church, is of two storeys, the upper storey partly in the roof, built probably late in the 17th century, of brick and timber; the roof is thatched. The central chimney stack is of old thin bricks.
Condition—Good.
(7). Cottage, N. of the Mission Hall, is of two storeys, the upper storey partly in the roof, built probably early in the 17th century, and timber-framed, with brick filling, partly on stone foundations; the roof is thatched. In the ceiling of the ground floor is a moulded beam.
Condition—Fairly good.
(8). Cottage, now two tenements, N.W. of (3), is of one storey and an attic, built in the 17th century, partly of brick and partly timber-framed, with brick filling; the roof is thatched. Some of the windows are old, and the chimney stack is probably original.
Condition—Bad.
(9). The Haybinders' Arms Inn, 300 yards N. of the church, is of two storeys, built probably late in the 17th century. The walls are partly of stone and partly covered with plaster; the roof is thatched. Modern additions have been made on the N. and E. sides. Inside the house there are chamfered ceiling-beams and an open fireplace.
Condition—Good.