Building record 1303406000 - ENTRANCE GATE & STABLES AT NEW COURT

Summary

Late nineteenth century architect-designed entrance gate and stable block to New Court, built in 1876 in Domestic Revival Style.

Protected Status/Designation

  • Listed Building (II) 1125063: ENTRANCE GATE AND STABLES AT NEW COURT (DBC4873)

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Type and Period (3)

  • GATE (Built 1876, 19th Century - 1800 AD to 1899 AD)
  • STABLE (Built 1876, 19th Century - 1800 AD to 1899 AD)
  • BOUNDARY WALL (Built 1876, 19th Century - 1800 AD to 1899 AD)

Description

Grade II. Entrance gate and stable block, 1876 by Robert William Edis (1836-1927), built for New Court House , 1877 also by Edis, but which is not itself included in the listing. Mainly of one storey in rich red brick with also rich red tile roof and crest tiles, in Domestic Revival Style. At the centre there is a prominent 2 storey section with a gable, and a 3 light casement on the 1st floor, also a small slit window on the right. To the left are 3 high up ground floor windows, with also 5 slit windows, on the extreme left there is a stable loft door in a Gabled roof, and on the main roof ridge a louvred turret topped by a pyramid shaped tiled roof surmounted by an iron weather vane. On the right side there is a screen wall which at the end is gabled over a Gothic arched carriageway entrance. There is a heraldic device in the gable over the archway. Iron spiked gates in the gateway. There are 2 tall chimney stacks on the main building (B1).
Elevation, plans, sections, details and sketch perspective published in 'The Building News' of 18th August 1876 (B2).

Sources (2)

  • <1>SBC3617 Bibliographic reference: DoE. 1974. LIST OF BUILDINGS OF SPECIAL ARCHITECTURAL OR HISTORIC INTEREST. p12, amended 21st July 2015.
  • <2>SBC24586 Graphic material: Robert W Edis. 1876. Elevation, plans, sections, details and sketch perspective, published in 'The Building News'.

Location

Grid reference SU 84917 86538 (point)
Civil Parish MARLOW, Wycombe, Buckinghamshire

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Record last edited

Jul 27 2015 2:42PM

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