Building record 1246001000 - Sun Houses, 4, 6 & 8 Highover Drive
Summary
Three 'International Modern Style' houses, called Sun Houses, built 1934
Protected Status/Designation
- Listed Building (II) 1237823: SUN HOUSES (DBC6664)
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Type and Period (1)
- HOUSE (Built 1934, 20th Century - 1900 AD to 1999 AD)
Description
Grade II. 1934 for Mr C de Peyer by Aymas D Connell of Connell and Ward. Reinforced concrete houses built against the hillside and identical in design (also No 5), although in one the garage was omitted. Two storeys and roof canopy, two bays, that on the right projecting forward, on the left a plain door with circular window alongside and full height glazed wall to staircase above. Horizontal steel casement windows throughout. No 4 extended to the right and at the rear. No 6 with glazed-in roof verandah not as shown on original drawings (B1).
Account of the design and construction of The Sun Houses with original plans and contemporary photographs (B4).
Sources (2)
- <1>SBC19816 Bibliographic reference: DoE. 1984. List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest: Buckinghamshire: Chiltern District: Parishes of Amersham, Chesham Bois and Coleshill. p61.
- <4>SBC24794 Unpublished document: Dennis Sharp & Sally Rendel. 2008. Connell, Ward & Lucas: Modern Movement Architects in England 1929-1939. pp140-143.
Location
| Grid reference | Centred SU 96505 97417 (34m by 41m) |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | AMERSHAM, Chiltern, Buckinghamshire |
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Record last edited
Dec 20 2016 4:12PM
