Building record 1436900000 - Hermitage House

One of two survivors of group of 5 houses sold at auction in 1904 (the other survivor is Lansdowne Court) and built around 1890 and appears unaltered externally. Red brick to ground floor with some moulded bricks around windows. Red brick quoins and dressings. Unpainted pebbledash and white painted half-timbering to upper storey. Gables. Large chimneys with recessed panels. Originally a house and later used as an hotel. Once the home of local worthy, Col. Marriott, president of the Taplow cricket club and the Middle Thames Archaeological Society and then used as a museum. Now a training centre. This is a local building of note within the Conservation Area of Taplow Riverside. (B1).