Building record 1341300000 - Stone pier on Lower Winchendon village green

Summary

Decorative pillar erected in 1920s and incorporating a Victorian post box.

Protected Status/Designation

  • Listed Building (II) 1245429: STONE PIER ON VILLAGE GREEN (DBC2949)

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Type and Period (2)

  • POST BOX (19th Century - 1800 AD to 1899 AD)
  • SCULPTURE (Constructed 1920s, 20th Century - 1900 AD to 1999 AD)

Description

Grade II. Stone pier. 1920's. By Philip Tilden. Rubblestone with concrete. Circular pier on wider base with swept ball-finialled top. Set into the pier a mid-late C19 wall letter-box made by Smith & Hawkes, Birmingham with embossed crown flanked by letters 'V R'. The pier is set in the village green at the centre of an important group (B1).

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  • <1>SBC19924 Bibliographic reference: DoE. 1985. List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest: Bucks: Aylesbury Vale: Parishes of Ashendon &C. Added 25th February 1999.

Location

Grid reference SP 73308 12221 (point)
Civil Parish LOWER WINCHENDON, Aylesbury Vale, Buckinghamshire

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Record last edited

May 19 2025 11:38AM

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