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House, formerly inn. Late C16-C17, altered. Timber frame with diagonal and curved braces, whitewashed brick infill and plinth. Right gable is of brick. Old tile roof. Chimney stack of C17 break with pilaster between right hand bays, small C20 brick chimney to left gable T-plan. One storey, attic and cellars, 3 main bays. Wooden casements, 3-light to ground floor left-hand bays, remainder 2-light. Additional small windows to each floor in line with chimney. First floor windows in gabled dormers. One cellar window in centre bay. Left gable has entry and 2-light leaded casement to first floor.
English Heritage
This attractive residence dates from the 16th century; a Blacksmith’s shop and forge were at the rear. The building with fine timbering, roof and chimneys has a delightful Tudor or Stuart atmosphere, and it was an inn, “The Three Horseshoes” until 1914. It has a charming garden.
“Nash, A Buckinghamshire Village”, Duncan C. and King J, 1987.
Mr and Mrs D Archibald and Camilla and Katrina
1982 Nash WI Scrapbook.
Mr and Mrs J R P Hedley
1965 Nash WI Scrapbook.
| Year | Surname | Forename | Address |
| 1950 | Head | Minnie J | Horseshoes |
| 1950 | Kitchin | Finlay T | Horseshoes |
| 1950 | Kitchin | Sheela C | Horseshoes |
| 1950 | Miles | Alice E | The Horseshoes |
1950 Register of Electors
| Year | Surname | Forename | Address |
| 1945 | Head | Minnie J | Horseshoes |
| 1945 | Kitchin | Sheila C | The Horseshoes |
| 1945 | Miles | Alice F | The Horseshoes |
| 1945 | Kitchin | Finlay T | Horseshoes |
1945 Register of Electors
| Address | Schedule | Sub No | Other names | Surname | Gender | Birthdate | Birth year | Condition | Personal occupation |
| Horseshoes | 9 | 1 | Frank L | Lucas | M | 28-Dec | 1894 | M | Fellow of Kings College, Cambridge Uni now doing war work (Foreign Office) |
| Horseshoes | 9 | 2 | Helen L | Hemsted | F | 09-Jun | 1891 | W | MI6 Secretary (civilian) War Office |
| Horseshoes | 9 | 4 | Alfred F | Custance | M | 07-Oct | 1877 | M | Kings Messenger |
| Horseshoes | 9 | 5 | Eveline | Custance | F | 02-Nov | 1885 | M | Housekeeper |
1939 Register
Alfred Francis CUSTANCE, Major, Horseshoes
1935 Kelly’s Directory
| Year | Surname | Forename | Address | Absent voter | Parliamentary qualification | Local Government qualification | Juror |
| 1935 | Custance | Alfred Francis (Major) | Horse Shoes | R | O | ||
| 1935 | Custance | Evelyn Mary | Horse Shoes | Rw | Dw |
1935 Register of Electors
Alfred Francis CUSTANCE, Major, Horseshoes
1935 Kelly’s Directory
Alfred Francis CUSTANCE, Major, Horseshoes
1931 Kelly’s Directory
| Year | Surname | Forename | Address | Absent voter | Parliamentary qualification | Local Government qualification | Juror |
| 1930 | Custance | Alfred Francis (Major) | Horse Shoes | R | O | ||
| 1930 | Custance | Evelyn Mary | Horse Shoes | Rw | Dw |
1930 Register of Electors
Alfred Francis CUSTANCE, Major, Horseshoes
1928 Kelly’s Directory
| Year | Surname | Forename | Address | Absent voter | Parliamentary qualification | Local Government qualification | Juror |
| 1925 | Custance | Alfred Francis (Major) | Three Horse Shoes | R | O | ||
| 1925 | Custance | Evelyn Mary | Three Horse Shoes | HO | HO | ||
| 1925 | Mole | Edward | Three Horse Shoes | R |
1925 Register of Electors
| Year | Surname | Forename | Address | Absent voter | Parliamentary qualification | Local Government qualification |
| 1922 | Cowley | John | Three Horse Shoes | R | O | |
| 1922 | Waters | John | Three Horse Shoes | R | O | |
| 1922 | Waters | Elizabeth | Three Horse Shoes | HO | HO |
1922 Register of Electors
William ARMITAGE, Three Horse Shoes PH
1915 Kelly’s Directory
The Three Horseshoes Inn
about 70 yards N.E. of (8), was built late in the 16th or early in the 17th century. The roofs are tiled. The plan is T-shaped, the central wing projecting towards the S. W. On the N. W. front are two small gabled dormer windows. The central chimney stack has square shafts built of thin bricks.
Interior :- On the ground floor all the ceilings have exposed joists, those in one room being stop-chamfered; a wide open fireplace has a cambered lintel.
Condition – Fairly good.
“Royal Commission on Historical Monuments 1913”.
| No. of Schedule | Address from census return | Address from Enumerator’s summary | Number of rooms | Forename | Surname | Relation | Males | Females | Condition | Personal Occupation | Employer, Worker or Own account | Working at Home | Where born | Nationality of every person born in a foreign country |
| 33 | Three Horse Shoes | Nash Three Horse Shoes | 7 | Annie | Waters | Daughter | 20 | Single | Dressmaker | Own Account | Astcote, Northants | |||
| 33 | Three Horse Shoes | Nash Three Horse Shoes | 7 | Maria | Waters | Daughter | 18 | Single | Dairy Work | Astcote, Northants |
1911 census
John WATERS Three Horse Shoes P.H.
1911 Kelly’s Trade Directory
Occupiers – John Waters; Owners – Lord F J Fitzroy, 23 Grosvenor St London and Forest Farm, Balcombe, Sussex; Public House; Three Horse Shoes
Gross Annual Value – £12/10/-
Rateable Value – £10
1910 Valuation Office Survey
John WATERS Three Horse Shoes P.H.
1907 Kelly’s Trade Directory
Walter Charles HAMES (Haynes?) Three Horse Shoes P.H. and blacksmith
1899 Kelly’s Trade Directory
| No. of Schedule | Place | Number of rooms occupied if under 5 | Forename | Surname | Relation | Condition | Males | Females | Profession or Occupation | Employer, Worker or Own account | Working at Home | Where born | Disability |
| 49 | Three Horse Shoes | Walter C | Haynes | Head | Married | 24 | Publican | Own account | At home | ?? Northants | |||
| 49 | Three Horse Shoes | Kate | Haynes | Wife | Married | 22 | ?? Northants | ||||||
| 49 | Three Horse Shoes | ? | Haynes | Son | Single | 4 | ?? Northants | ||||||
| 49 | Three Horse Shoes | ? | Lopp | Visitor | Single | 14 | ?? Northants |
1901 census
John FURNESS ‘Three Horse Shoes P.H’
1899 Kelly’s Trade Directory
Robert BRYANT ‘Three Horse Shoes PH’
1895 Kelly’s Trade Directory
Robert BRYANT ‘Three Horse Shoes PH’
1891 Kelly’s Trade Directory
| No. of Schedule | Place | Rooms | Forename | Surname | Relation | Condition | Males | Females | Job | Employer | Employed | Neither Employer nor Employed | Where born | Disability |
| 22 | Three Horse Shoes | Robert | Bryant | Head | Single | 66 | Publican | x | Nash |
1891 census
Mrs Ann SEAR ‘Three Horseshoes PH’
1887 Kelly’s Trade Directory
| No of Schedule | Place | Forename | Surname | Relation | Condition | Males | Females | Job | Where born | Disability |
| 15 | Village Public House | William | Tear (Sear) | Head | Married | 45 | Publican | Wicken, Northamptonshire | ||
| 15 | Village Public House | Ann | Tear (Sear) | Wife | Married | 47 | Attends the house | Leackhampstead, Northamptonshire | ||
| 15 | Village Public House | Louisa | Tear (Sear) | Daughter | Child | 9 | Schoolar | Wolverton | ||
| 15 | Village Public House | Samuel | Young | Wife’s father | Widower | 77 | Farm Labrour | Leackhampstead, Northamptonshire |
1881 census
William SEAR ‘Three Horseshoes PH’
1877 Kelly’s Trade Directory
| No. of Schedule | Place | Forename | Surname | Relation | Condition | Males | Females | Job | Where born | Disability |
| 19 | Publick House | Matthew | Corbett | Head | Married | 32 | Publican | ??, Bucks | ||
| 19 | Publick House | Elizabeth | Corbett | Wife | Married | 31 | Thronbrough, Bucks | |||
| 19 | Publick House | George | Corbett | Son | Unmarried | 12 | Thronbrough, Bucks | |||
| 19 | Publick House | Mickle | Corbett | Son | Unmarried | 10 | Thronbrough, Bucks | |||
| 19 | Publick House | William | Corbett | Son | Unmarried | 8 | Scholler | Thronbrough, Bucks | ||
| 19 | Publick House | Fanney | Corbett | Child | 4 | Thronbrough, Bucks | ||||
| 19 | Publick House | Anney | Corbett | Child | 1 | Nash, Bucks |
1871 census
Oliver RICHARDSON ‘Three Horseshoes’
1869 Kelly’s Trade Directory
William BRITT ‘Three Horseshoes’
1864 Kelly’s Trade Directory
| No. of Schedule | Place | Forename | Surname | Relationship | Condition | Males | Females | Job | Where Born | Disability |
| 20 | “3 Horse Shoes” | William | Brett | Head | Single | 39 | Publican | Bow Brickhill, Bucks |
1861 census
Ann FRENCH ‘Three Horse Shoes’
1854 Kelly’s Trade Directory
| No. of Schedule | Place | Forename | Surname | Relationship | Condition | Males | Females | Job | Where Born | Disability |
| 20 | Three Horse Shoes | Ann | French | Widow | Head | 56 | Victular | Nash | ||
| 20 | Three Horse Shoes | James | French | Unmarried | Son | 17 | Agricultural Labourer | Nash | ||
| 20 | Three Horse Shoes | John | Dunkley | Widow | Brother | 52 | Carpenter | Nash | ||
| 20 | Three Horse Shoes | Alfred | Dunkley | Unmarried | Nephew | 16 | Agricultural Labourer | Nash |
1851 census
Ann FRENCH ‘Three Horse Shoes’
1847 Kelly’s Trade Directory
| No. of Schedule | Place | Forename | Surname | Males | Females | Job | This County | Not England |
| 16 | Ann | French | 45 | Publican | y | |||
| 16 | John | French | 20 | y | ||||
| 16 | Ann | French | 18 | y | ||||
| 16 | Thos | French | 15 | y | ||||
| 16 | Sarah | French | 12 | y | ||||
| 16 | Elizabeth | French | 10 | y | ||||
| 16 | James | French | 8 | y | ||||
| 16 | Geo. | Gillham | 30 | Lodger | ?? | |||
| 16 | Elizabeth | Gillham | 20 | ?? | ||||
| 16 | Alfred | Gillham | 1 | ?? |
1841 census
William FRENCH Licensed Victualler – Three Horse Shoes until at least 1828
1821 Register of Licensed Victuallers
Robert COULTON Licensed Victualler – Three Horse Shoes until at least 1794
1785 Register of Licensed Victuallers