Building record 1303800000 - COURT GARDEN, POUND LANE

Grade II+. C18 mansion ranking with Marlow Place, Remnantz and Western House among the best houses in the town. The main approach front is to the north. 2 storeys and attic, 3 windows, red brick. Mansard slate roof, and 3 round topped dormers. Band a t 1st floor and cornice. Glazing bars intact. The ground floor has 2 Venetian windows, the left hand of which is in a slightly projecting section. Centre door with fanlight. The back of the house faces the River Thames on the south and this front is treated with stucco painted white. 2 full height projecting window bays or 3 sides, one light to each face. Parapet. Slate roof. 2 round topped dormers. This house has extensive outbuildings and also a large walled garden [CAS 13038:01] (B1).
The manor of Great Marlow was sold to William, Lord Paget of Beudesert in 1554. He received the grant of a market at the same time. The first lord Paget was advisor to Henry VIII, Edward VI, Mary and Elizabeth. The manor was held until 1669. Court Gradens and other lands at Marlow were retained by the family until 1758, when they were sold to Henry, Earl of Uxbridge. Court Garden is mentioned in deeds from the 15th century and known to have belonged to the Pagets (B2).
Court Gardens was built about 1758 for Dr William Battie. In 1926 Court Gardens was bought for the town by public subscription. The trustees rented rooms to Marlow Urban District Council which did not take over the house until 1955. The Council remained there until local government re-organisation in 1974 (B3).