Building record 1067003000 - 1, 2 & 3 LAUNDRY COTTAGES

Grade II. Three houses, formerly lodge, laundry and accommodation for laundry-maids at Mentmore Towers. Circa 1870-80, possibly by George Devey. Red brick with moulded plinth and moulded dentil cornice. Upper floors of block to left are rendered with ornamental half-timbering, tile-hanging and bargeboards to gables. Tiled roofs, brick chimneys, those to lodge with moulded brick entablature tops. An irregular picturesque ensemble with residential block to left forming one side of central yard with L-plan laundry, and lodge projecting to right. 1½ storeys. Irregular wooden casements with thick glazing bars. Lodge has pedimented gable to south with 3-light casement to first floor and semi-octagonal window with ogee lead roof below. Porch set back to right has hipped roof on turned wooden balusters. Central gabled bay of right side has stone plaque with Rothschild cyphers. Laundry has half-hipped roofs, hipped dormers with louvred vents and segmental relieving arches over windows. Lean-to with C20 door and casement in front of far wing. Block to left has 2 gables, the left with jettied first floor, upper oriel window on coved base, and canted bay window to ground floor. Right gable has lower 6-light window, 5-light window above and double louvre to attic. Single storey bay to far left has 5-sided bay window to left corner with hipped roof continued to right on turned wooden balusters to form verandah sheltering half-glazed door (B1).