Building record 1224803000 - BERKELEY COTTAGE
Summary
Protected Status/Designation
- Listed Building (II) 1332727: BERKELEY COTTAGE
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Type and Period (1)
- HOUSE (19th Century - 1800 AD to 1899 AD)
Description
Grade II. Early C19, much restored and with later additions. Red brick: hipped slate roof. Two storeys. Ground floor with 2 segment-headed windows, one of 3-light and one of 4-light. First floor with a 3-light casement window either side of a central 2-light casement. Listed primarily for the cast ironwork of the porch, apparently a made-up piece of early and mid-C19 parts (B1).
The Old Berkeley’s huntsman, Thomas Oldacre, built this house in 1818. Originated as encroachment on Chalfont Heath. Most distinctive feature is its ornate porch which Pevsner says is fabricated of imported pieces of C19 cast ironwork. Front boundary of iron railings set on a low brick plinth compliments the porch. Attractive red brick in Flemish bond. Hipped slate roof is shallow but has deep overhanging eaves. (B2)
Sources (2)
- <1>SBC4001 Bibliographic reference: DoE. 1985. LIST OF BUILDINGS OF SPECIAL ARCHITECTURAL OR HISTORIC INTEREST: BUCKINGHAMSHIRE: DISTRICT OF SOUTH BUCKS. p148.
- <2>SBC23414 Bibliographic reference: South Bucks District Council. 2009. Character Appraisal: Gerrards Cross Common Conservation Area and Gerrands Cross Centenary Conserbvation Area.
Location
| Grid reference | TQ 00430 87960 (point) |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | GERRARDS CROSS, South Bucks, Buckinghamshire |
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Record last edited
Jan 8 2013 3:02PM
