Building record 1457600000 - Smeaton Cottage, West Common

Summary

Late nineteenth century house with early twentieth century verandah

Protected Status/Designation

  • Conservation Area: Gerrards Cross Centenary Conservation Area (DBC7372)

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Type and Period (1)

  • HOUSE (19th Century - 1800 AD to 1899 AD)

Description

Late C19 picturesque house – very prominent in views of West Common. Rendered and painted white; Welsh slate roof with ridge stacks at each end. Symmetrical composition with canted bay windows either side of the front door set in arched recess. Three upper windows have Venetian slatted shutters. The most distinctive feature is the hipped glass verandah added in 1907 which extends across the whole of the ground floor front. Sash windows. This is a local building of note within the Conservation Area of Gerrards Cross Centenary. (B1).

Sources (1)

  • <1>SBC23414 Bibliographic reference: South Bucks District Council. 2009. Character Appraisal: Gerrards Cross Common Conservation Area and Gerrands Cross Centenary Conserbvation Area.

Location

Grid reference SU 99653 88643 (point)
Civil Parish TAPLOW, South Bucks, Buckinghamshire

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Record last edited

May 18 2022 9:49PM

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