Building record 1247800000 - BEEL HOUSE, WHITE LION ROAD

Summary

Late eighteenth century small country house called Beel House with seventeenth century fabric and nineteenth century extensions. Constructed with colourwashed cement rendering, old tile hipped roof, with modern dormer. Consists of two storeys and attic. The front elevation features a parapet with four pineapple finials, band at first floor, and quoin details. The entrance is located in a projecting central bay with a Roman Doric porch. The return elevation to the right has a three storey semi circular bow with modified Doric pilasters. To the left, the 18th century service wing has been partly demolished. To the south west side is a 19th century conservatory with Doric columns. On the south east is a one storey outbuilding. The interior retains some 18th century fittings, such as panelling and a staircase. The ground floor rear room has traces of 17th century ceiling timbers.

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  • Listed Building (II*) 1238695: BEEL HOUSE (DBC6704)

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Type and Period (1)

  • COUNTRY HOUSE (17th Century to 19th Century - 1600 AD to 1899 AD)

Description

Grade II+. Later C18 and earlier, small country house in park. Colourwashed cement rendering, hipped old tile roof with modern dormer. Parapet with 4 pineapple finials to front. Two storeys and attic. First floor band, quoins to front elevation, five sash windows, central one-window projecting bay with Roman Doric porch with 2 fold doors in panelled reveals. Return elevation on right has 3-storey semi- circular bow with modified Doric pilasters, frieze and cornice to ground floor. Left-hand elevation has 2 storey canted bay with first floor cast iron balcony. C18 service wing partly demolished. Early C19 conservatory on south west side with Doric columns. 1-storey outbuilding on south-east with canted end and hipped old tile roof. Interior: C18 staircase with turned balusters, fluted newel posts, carved tread ends. Drawing room with Ionic pilasters to canted bay window reveals, wood fireplace with reeded half-columns. First floor room with early C18 panelling and box cornice. Ground floor rear room with C17 chamfered ceiling beam and joists (B1).
Buildings report held at NMR (B2).

Sources (3)

  • <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. p92.
  • <2>SBC23358 Unpublished document: English Heritage. 2006. NMR Buildings Reports. BF087512; NBR 87512.
  • <3>SBC27441 Digital archive: Historic England. National Record of the Historic Environment (NRHE). Insert 2002.

Location

Grid reference SU 98786 97409 (point)
Civil Parish AMERSHAM, Chiltern, Buckinghamshire

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Record last edited

May 22 2026 11:34AM

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