Building record 1156600000 - COWSHEDS, QUEEN STREET

Summary

Late nineteenth century architect-designed cowsheds at Waddesdon estate dairy

Protected Status/Designation

  • Listed Building (II) 1311123: COWSHEDS ADJACENT TO WEST OF THE DAIRY

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Type and Period (2)

  • COW HOUSE (Built about 1880-1890, 19th Century - 1800 AD to 1899 AD)
  • (Alternate Type) ESTATE BUILDING (Built about 1880-1890, 19th Century - 1800 AD to 1899 AD)

Description

Grade II. Cowsheds. Circa 1880-90, probably by W. Taylor of Bierton, estate building for Ferdinand de Rothschild. Red brick, with blue diapers to S. front, roughcast and half-timbering to gables and upper storey, central gable with some tile hanging. Tiled roofs. Courtyard plan building with picturesque S. front. Mostly of one storey, part with hayloft. S. front of 5 bays has flanking 2-storey towers with pyramid roofs and 3-light wooden casements in oriel windows to first floor. Gabled bay to centre. Intermediate bays have strip windows below eaves and small ornamental gables in roof. Plainer wings to rear. Courtyard now has C20 roof and cattle pens. Included for group value (B1).

Sources (1)

  • <1>SBC19269 Bibliographic reference: DoE. 1985. List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest. p66.

Location

Grid reference SP 73656 16894 (point)
Civil Parish WADDESDON, Aylesbury Vale, Buckinghamshire

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Record last edited

Jun 14 2023 1:56PM

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