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	Picture source: Dave Chapman
The Black Boy was situated at 14 High Street. Originally known as The Unicorn, this late 17th century building still exists today in largely the same external condition as when constructed, as it's a grade-II listed building of special interest (along with most other buildings on West Wycombe's wonderful old High Street). It's not clear when the pub exactly closed - records show the publican in 1931 to be Thomas Martin, but it was certainly still in business for several years after that. The passageway through the building reveals its coaching origins, and there is an extant property in the rear courtyard called "Black Boy Cottage"
Listed building details
All formerly one messuage, The Black Boy Inn, now in 4 occupancies. Late C17 or early C18 front, probably incorporating earlier structure on right. Colour washed brick, old tiled roof. 2 storeys, central carriageway, right hand 1st floor oversailing on cast iron columns and end brackets. Continuous ground floor frieze over large C18 shop windows with glazing bars - 3 windows to left of carriageway, 2 to right flanking door with cut bracketed hood. 9 1st floor double hung sashes in flush wool architraves, 8 With flat arches, sills and aprons; smaller central window over carriageway; all with glazing bars. Dentil brick cornice. Yard has left hand wing with brick ground floor, oversailing weatherboarded 1st floor, old tiled roof. Right hand colour washed brick wing of 2 storeys and 2 casements. Cobbled paving to yard.
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Picture source: Dave Chapman
Date of photo: 2019	Picture source: Google Streetview