Building record 1293201000 - PIGOTT'S HOUSE, WITH BARN TO N

Summary

Early nineteenth century farmhouse and attached late eighteenth to early nineteenth century barn at Pigott's Farm, the home and workshops of artist Eric Gill between 1928 and 1940.

Protected Status/Designation

  • Listed Building (II) 1125754: PIGGOTTS HOUSE, WITH BARN ATTACHED TO NORTH (DBC5233)

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Type and Period (4)

  • FARMHOUSE (19th Century to Modern - 1800 AD to 1999 AD)
  • WORKSHOP (Modern - 1928 AD to 1940 AD)
  • BARN (19th Century - 1800 AD to 1899 AD)
  • STONEMASONS YARD (Modern - 1928 AD to 1940 AD)

Description

Grade II. House and barn, the barn formerly used as stone workshop by Eric Gill. House is early C19, extended c.1930. Brick, dentil eaves, old tile roof with half hip to front projection, large square brick chimney at junction between wings. L-plan. 2-storey rear range with blocked doorway and 3-light leaded casement to first floor left. Projecting range to right is of one storey and attic with 2 bays of lowered 2-light leaded windows to ground floor and 2 gabled eaves line dormers with 3-light wooden casements. Blocked semi-circular arch to left in line with chimney. C.1930 bay to front with arched door. Lower brick range attached to left is early-mid C19, of one storey and attic. This has 4 3-light wooden casements to ground floor, 2 more in gabled eaves-line dormers, and bell hanging over half-glazed door to right. Barn is late C18- early C19, with brick lower walls, weatherboard above, and old tile roof. 4 bays. Front has doors at each end, and 3 wooden windows. Rear has gabled projection to second bay. Curved principal trusses. Large C20 concert hall of concrete blocks to rear is not of special interest Home of Eric Gill 1928-1940. House partly used as engraving workshop - former dairy used as chapel. At Pigott's Gill worked on carvings for St. James' Park Underground Station, Prospero and Ariel for Broadcasting House, The Recreation of Man for the League of Nations building at Geneva, and on the altar of the English Martyrs at Westminster Cathedral. (Donald Attwater, A Cell of Good Living, 1969) (B1).

Sources (1)

  • <1>SBC20224 Bibliographic reference: DoE. 1985. List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest: Buckinghamshire: Wycombe District: Parishes of Bledlow &C.

Location

Grid reference SU 85364 98946 (point)
Civil Parish HUGHENDEN, Wycombe, Buckinghamshire

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Record last edited

Oct 26 2016 3:32PM

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