These are the lost pubs of High Wycombe
Covid and multiple lockdowns have put an end to that pint (or three) at the pub – so we’ve dug into our archives to take a look back at the lost pubs of High Wycombe.
The Papermakers Arms, Kingsmead Road, was demolished and replaced with these homes
Do you miss The Nags Head? Still think about that drunken night at The Iron Duke? Or wonder what used to be there before O’Neills? Take a trip down memory lane with our pictures.
Website www.closedpubs.co.uk has been logging the closures of High Wycombe watering holes over the years, and we’ve included all of these in our round-up below.
Take a look back at some of the town’s favourite pubs, which have since disappeared.
In total, there are more than 120 pubs which have come and gone in High Wycombe since the late 1800s:
- Admiral Napier, 8 St Marys Street
- Anchor, 7 Crown Lane
- Angel, 11 Pauls Row. Reopened as O'Neills
- Angel, 41 Oxford Street
- Antelope, Church Square. Closed in 2014, reopened recently and is now a vegan pub
- Bakers Home
- Barley Mow, 14 Albert Place
- Beaconsfield Arms, 110 Hughenden Road. Closed in 2018
- Beech Tree, London Road
- Bell & Mast, Brindley Avenue. Closed in 2013
- Berkeley Hunt
- Black Boy, 7 Corn Market
- Black Horse, 15 St Marys Street
- Black Swan, 63 The Meadow
- Blacksmiths Arms
- Bull, 9 Bull Lane
- Bull & Mouth, 14 White Hart Street
- Carpenters Arms, High Street
- Carrington Arms, 74-75 Oxford Road
- Castle Inn, Rutland Avenue
- Catherine Wheel, Newland
- Catherine Wheel, High Street
- Chair Van, 11 The Meadow
- Chairmakers Arms, Brook Street
- Chequers, Bassetsbury
- Coach & Horses, High Street. Closed in the 1980s
- Coach & Horses, 40 Easton Street
- Cock, London Road
- Compasses, 57 Easton Street
- Cow & Hare, 72 Easton Street
- Cross Keys, 5 High Street
- Crown Inn, Crown Lane
- Desborough Arms, 189 Desborough Road
- Disraeli Arms, Ford Street. Closed in 2012
- Dolphin, Wycombe Marsh
- Dove Cote, 6 Dove House Road
- Duke of Cambridge, 5-6 Railway Place
- Elephant & Castle, 35 Newland Street
- Exchange, 35 Oxford Street
- Fountain, 7 White Hart Street
- Four Horseshoes, Hughenden Road
- Fox, 23 Hughenden Road
- Free Trade Tavern, 18 White Hart Street
- Gate, Lilys Walk
- George & Dragon, 21 Temple Street
- Globe, 20 White Hart Street. Closed in the 1970s
- Goat Inn, 35 Easton Street
- Golden Fleece, Hatters Lane
- Gordon Arms, Gordon Road. Closed in 2013
- Greyhound, 22 Easton Street
- Half Moon, 50 Oxford Street
- Half Moon, 103 Dashwood Avenue. Closed in 2016
- Halfway House, 706 London Road. Closed in 2005
- Happy Wanderer, Arnison Avenue
- Hen & Chickens, 7-8 Church Street. Closed in the 19th Century
- Hare & Hounds, 25 Frogmoor Gardens
- Horse & Groom
- Horse & Jockey, 35 St Marys Street
- Horseshoes, Hughenden Road
- Iron Duke, Duke Street. Closed c.2013
- Jolly Bodger, Chairborough Road
- Jolly Butcher, 41 Newland Street
- Keep Within Compass, 42 Saffron Platt
- Kings Head, 9 Oxford Street
- Lamb, Oxford Road
- Lion In The Wood, 13 Queens Square
- Little Red Lion, St Mary Street
- Live & Let Live, Booker Common. Closed in 2010
- Maidenhead, High Street
- Marlow Ale Stores, 17 Frogmoor Gardens
- Masons Arms, 50 Saffron Platt
- Masons Arms, 17 Newland Street
- Micklefield Inn, Micklefield Road. Closed c.2005
- Morning Star, 1 Pennington Row
- Morning Star, Totteridge Road
- Nags Head, 67 Oxford Road
- Nags Head, London Road. Closed in 2012
- Oak
- Old Star, 4 Easton Street
- Orange Tree, 3 Frogmoor Street
- Papermakers Arms, 182 Kingsmead Road
- Peacock, 10 Mendy Street
- Pineapple, West Wycombe Road
- Plough, 25 Denmark Street
- Porters Arms, 1 Duke Street
- Prince Albert, Bowderys Lane
- Queen, Victoria Street
- Queens Head, 18 Queen Square
- Railway Tavern, 13 Crendon Street
- Red Cow, 16 Frogmoor Gardens
- Red Cross Knight, 17 Temple End
- Red Lion, High Street
- Red Lion, London Road. Closed in 2018
- Red Lion 18 St Marys Street
- Rising Sun, 18 Saffron Platt
- Rose, 9 Denmark Street
- Rose & Crown, 17 Water Lane
- Rose Cottage, 17 London Road
- Royal Oak, 3 Bridge Street
- Royal Oak, 14 Pauls Row
- Saracens Head. Green Street, closed in 1998
- Saw Mill, 14 Dove House Road
- Seven Stars, 5 Easton Street
- Ship, 112 Oxford Road
- Spread Eagle, 9 Newland Street
- Steam Engine, 24 Railway Place.
- Swan, 7 Abbey Barn Road
- Terriers, 133 Amersham Road
- Three Tuns, 35 High Street. Reopened as The Hobgoblin and then reverted back to Three Tuns
- Travellers Friend, White Hart Street
- Turnpike, New Road
- Van, 100 Oxford Road
- Victoria, 28 Bridge Street
- Volunteer Arms, 15 White Hart Street
- Wheatsheaf, 2 High Street
- Wheatsheaf, Oxford Road
- Wheel, 14 Newland Street
- White Hart, 8 White Hart Street
- White Horse, 21 Crendon Street
- White Lion, 16 Crendon Street
- Windsor Castle, 89 Castle Street
- Woolpack, 39 Oxford Street
- Worlds End, 20-21 The Meadow
Are there any pubs we've missed out? Do you miss any watering holes that used to be around? Let us know in the comments below.
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