Building record 1019800000 - LAWN HOUSE, THE WALK

Summary

Late eighteenth century town house with later extensions and attached garden walls and gate piers.

Protected Status/Designation

  • Listed Building (II) 1229304: LAWN HOUSE (DBC3655)

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Type and Period (3)

  • HOUSE (18th Century to Modern - 1700 AD to 1999 AD)
  • GARDEN WALL (18th Century - 1700 AD to 1799 AD)
  • GATE PIER (18th Century - 1700 AD to 1799 AD)

Description

Grade II. House, late C18. S. Front is of brick with red brick dressings to corners and window surrounds. Brick plinth, moulded brick eaves, tiled roof, brick coped gables and flanking chimneys, 2 storeys and cellar, 5 bays. Barred sash windows with gauged brick heads. Segmental arched openings in centre bay and over cellar window to left, the latter with 2 barred wooden casements. Steps up to central double doors with leaded glazing and flat wooden hood above. C20 extensions set back to right. 2-span roof. Part of rear wing shows to left. N front of colour washed brick has attic storey with casement dormers and 4 bays, that to left gabled over 2 storey projection with parapet. Projection has transomed casements, remainder has irregular sash windows and panelled door in Ware doorcase. Brick gardens walls with rounded brick coping run to N and S from W corner of house. N wall has square gate piers with moulded stone cornices and pyramidal caps (B1).

Sources (1)

  • <1>SBC19045 Bibliographic reference: DoE. 1984. List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest: Parishes of Drayton Parslow, Great Horwood, Little Horwood, Mursley, Nash, Newton Longville, Whaddon, & town of Winslow. p97.

Location

Grid reference SP 76906 27435 (point)
Civil Parish WINSLOW, Aylesbury Vale, Buckinghamshire

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Record last edited

Jan 20 2025 4:00PM

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