Building record 0446503015 - THE CASCADE, WEST WYCOMBE
Summary
Protected Status/Designation
- Listed Building (II) 1332415: THE CASCADE WEST WYCOMBE PARK
Map
Type and Period (1)
- CASCADE (18th Century to Modern - 1700 AD to 1945 AD)
Description
GRADE II. C18 WITH C20 ALTERATIONS & ADDITIONS. A PRINT OF 1757 SHOWS A TRIPLE CASCADE UNDER AN ARCH OF ARTIFICIAL ROCKS. NOW WITH 5 SEGMENTAL BRICK ARCHES FLINT FACED WITH KEYSTONES, BRICK BANDS, ASHLAR COPINGS. 2 C20 PEDESTALS EITHER SIDE WITH RECLINING FEMALE FIGURES IN FIBRE GLASS IMITATING LEAD (B9).
The present-day cascade is far less monumental than the original structure which comprised a “rusticated arch flanked by huge piles of rocks, framing a series of steps and basins and containing a reclining lead figure of Neptune”. The modest structure that can be seen today comprising twin piers either side of a tiered cascade was constructed around 1770, and restored in 1969 at which point the lead nymphs on each pier were replaced with fibreglass copies (B24).
Sources (10)
- ---SBC17191 Aerial Photograph: Aerofilms. 1968. Aerofilms oblique AP. SU829945. Yes.
- ---SBC17552 Aerial Photograph: 26/06/82. BCM A6/16 16A. SU\829949. Yes.
- ---SBC17554 Aerial Photograph: 26/06/82. BCM A6/16/19. SU\828943. Yes.
- ---SBC17555 Aerial Photograph: 26/06/82. BCM A6/16/20. SU\828943. Yes.
- ---SBC17556 Aerial Photograph: 26/06/82. BCM A6/16/21. SU\828943. Yes.
- <9>SBC3604 Bibliographic reference: DoE. 1973. LIST OF BUILDINGS OF SPECIAL ARCHITECTURAL OR HISTORIC INTEREST: BUCKINGHAMSHIRE: WYCOMBE DISTRICT: BOROUGH OF HIGH WYCOMBE.
- <10>SBC4635 Bibliographic reference: ENGLISH HERITAGE 1994 REGISTER OF PARKS & GARDENS OF SPECIAL HISTORIC IN-TEREST IN ENGLAND: PART 4 B.
- <11>SBC9893 Bibliographic reference: NATIONAL TRUST 1981 WEST WYCOMBE PARK (COPY, FILED).
- <24>SBC24856 Unpublished document: Oxford Archaeology. 2017. West Wycombe Park Dam: Desk-based Assessment.
- <26>SBC25381 Unpublished document: Oxford Archaeology. 2018. The Cascade, West Wycombe Park: Geoarchaeological Assessment Report.
Location
| Grid reference | SU 83234 94382 (point) |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | HIGH WYCOMBE, Wycombe, Buckinghamshire |
Finds (0)
Related Monuments/Buildings (1)
Related Events/Activities (3)
- : Desk-based assessment, West Wycombe Park dam (Ref: WEWYDADB) (EBC17905)
- Event - Intervention: Geoarchaeological assessment at the Cascade, West Wycombe. (Ref: WWTC18) (EBC18269)
- Event - Survey: Site visit (EBC13570)
Record last edited
Oct 20 2024 5:59PM
