Building record 1353200000 - Summerhouse in garden of Cobham Cottage
Summary
Protected Status/Designation
- Listed Building (II) 1205722: SUMMERHOUSE IN GROUNDS OF COBHAM COTTAGE AT SP 6948 3414 (DBC2591)
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Type and Period (1)
- SUMMERHOUSE (18th Century - 1700 AD to 1799 AD)
Description
Grade II. Summerhouse. Early C18. Red brick with some flared panels, slate roof, brick end stack to rear. 1-unit plan. 1-storey, 3-bay front. Front overlooks town to south and has central panelled door with fanlight in doorway with round-arched head and imposts. Doorway is flanked by large 12-pane sash windows with flat-arched heads. Plinth, raised brick panel with feet above doorway, and blank sunk panels above windows. Cornice band, stone-coped brick parapet and shaped pediment concealing roof. Pediment has blank circular sunk panel. Sunk panels are in header bond and largely made up of flared headers. At either end of parapet the limestone bases of former ball finials. INTERIOR: fireplace with hob grate of c1800. Built-in shelving either side of fireplace, and moulded plaster cornice (B1).
Sources (1)
- <1>SBC23498 Bibliographic reference: Department of National Heritage (DNH). 1994. LIST OF BUILDINGS OF SPECIAL ARCHITECTURAL OR HISTORIC INTEREST: BUCKINGHAMSHIRE: BOROUGH OF BUCKINGHAM. p165.
Location
| Grid reference | SP 69478 34150 (point) |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | BUCKINGHAM, Aylesbury Vale, Buckinghamshire |
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Record last edited
Nov 2 2023 10:32PM
