Building record 1142600000 - BACOMBE LODGE, 9 SOUTH STREET

Summary

Early nineteenth century house, now a children's day nursery.

Protected Status/Designation

  • Listed Building (II) 1332881: BACOMBE LODGE

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Type and Period (2)

  • HOUSE (19th Century - 1800 AD to 1899 AD)
  • NURSERY (21st Century - 2000 AD to 2099 AD)

Description

Grade II. House. Early C19. Vitreous brick, much set in header bond, with red brick dressings. Shallow pitched pyramidal slate roof with widely projecting eaves, the soffit panelled, supported on curved brackets. Flanking brick chimneys 3 storeys over cellar. 3 bays of 4-pane wide sash windows set in reveals with gauged red brick flat arches. Central semicircular arched 6-flush panel door with radiating fanlight, 3 steps. Sun Insurance firemark to RH side. South elevation has 2 bays of sashes, the RH bay with blind windows, large square bay window to ground floor. 1-storey shop wing to LH with timber framing and colourwashed brick infill. Interior (of house) hall with two fluted half columns with Corinthian capitals, ground floor room has marble chimneypiece. Round headed arch to staircase which has continuous curved handrail. Rear ground floor room has carved wood chimneypiece (B1).

Sources (3)

  • <1>SBC19351 Bibliographic reference: DoE. 1985. List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest. p105.
  • <2>SBC23761 Bibliographic reference: Aylesbury Vale District Council. 2011. Wendover Conservation Area Review.
  • <3>SBC25431 Verbal communication: Julia Wise (BCC). 2021. Information from historic OS mapping and aerial photographs.

Location

Grid reference SP 86785 07686 (point)
Civil Parish WENDOVER, Aylesbury Vale, Buckinghamshire

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Record last edited

Aug 23 2021 6:17PM

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