Building record 1217102000 - WORKSHOP AT NASHDOM ABBEY
Summary
Early twentieth century workshop at Nashdom Abbey, built about 1912 and used as a generator room.
Protected Status/Designation
- Listed Building (II) 1124481: WORKSHOP, AT NASHDOM ABBEY (DBC1405)
Map
Type and Period (2)
- WORKSHOP (Built 1911-12, 20th Century to 21st Century - 1900 AD to 2099 AD)
- POWER STATION (Altered 1923?, 20th Century to 21st Century - 1900 AD to 2099 AD)
Description
Grade II. Circa 1912. Former generator room. Colourwashed stock brick with machine tiled roof: overhanging eaves with tiled soffit; cement rendered plinth. One storey. 5 sashes; at south end an apse with banded courses of tiles in brickwork and an arch with keystone and broken pediment (B1).
A private generator house designed by Edwin Lutyens as part of the Nashdom house estate buildings (1911-12). The principal interest of the building is in its architectural design and no in-situ plant is thought to remain. Considered to be of national importance (B3).
Sources (2)
- <1>SBC4001 Bibliographic reference: DoE. 1985. LIST OF BUILDINGS OF SPECIAL ARCHITECTURAL OR HISTORIC INTEREST: BUCKINGHAMSHIRE: DISTRICT OF SOUTH BUCKS. p88.
- <3>SBC19031 Bibliographic reference: Gill Chitty. 2000. MPP Electric Power Generation Step 4 Report.
Location
| Grid reference | SU 92061 84320 (point) |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | BURNHAM, South Bucks, Buckinghamshire |
Finds (0)
Related Monuments/Buildings (1)
Related Events/Activities (1)
- Event - Survey: Site visit (EBC13597)
Record last edited
Nov 20 2023 10:01PM
