The Old Admiral Nelson is a Grade II listed building in the Buckinghamshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 3 April 1973. Former inn, house.

The Old Admiral Nelson

WRENN ID
dim-granite-crimson
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Buckinghamshire
Constituency
Buckingham and Bletchley MP: Callum Anderson (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
3 April 1973
Type
Former inn, house
Address
The Old Admiral Nelson, 2, Nelson Street, Buckingham
OS grid reference
SP 694 338
Coordinates
51.99889, -0.98976
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The Old Admiral Nelson is a former inn and house located on Nelson Street in Buckingham. It dates from the late 18th century and has undergone some alterations in the 20th century. The building is constructed of red brick in Flemish bond, which has been painted, and features a slate roof with brick end stacks.

The structure has a one-unit plan and stands three stories tall with a two-window range. A 20th-century door is positioned to the right, accessed by three stone steps, and is framed by a moulded wood surround with a flat-arched head. To the left of the door is a wide, shallow canted bay window, which contains a 12-pane sash window at the front and 8-pane sashes on the sides. Above the bay and door is a continuous straight hood with a fascia.

On the first floor, there are 12-pane sash windows with flat-arched heads, while the second floor features 9-pane sashes. A small cellar window is located to the left of the steps and is partly overhung by the right side of the bay window, which is supported on a timber beam. The exterior also includes storey bands and cogged brick eaves.

Inside, the building features chamfered spine beams and a winder stair that connects the cellar to the attic.

Local climate

The Old Admiral Nelson sits in a drier-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 730 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 79% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 78% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 35 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 60% of listed buildings. Of these, 17 follow at least 1 mm of rain in the preceding 48 hours. Average temperatures at this location have risen by 0.3°C per decade since 1991.

Averages for 1991–2020; temperature trend 1991–2025. Figures describe the wider area (a grid cell of roughly 10 km), not the individual site. Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026.

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