Building record 1458200000 - 20 The Paddock House and 19 Widenham House - West Common
Summary
Protected Status/Designation
- Conservation Area: Gerrards Cross Centenary Conservation Area
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Type and Period (1)
- HOUSE (Designed 1911, 20th Century - 1900 AD to 1999 AD)
Description
Two substantial detached houses both designed by the important London architects, Forbes & Tate. Both two storeys plus attic The Paddock House was featured in the Studio Yearbook 1914. Its windows are particularly interesting with unusual full-height bay windows – a narrow canted bay either side of a non-projecting window. Hipped plain clay tiled roofs – hipped gable and hipped dormers. Widenham House is flat-fronted in a broadly Queen Anne style with a steeply pitched hipped roof and flat-roofed dormers. Both are in red-brown brick with brick being used as decoration. Both also have prominent pierced chimney stacks. This is a local building of note within the Consrvation Area of Gerrards Cross. (B1).
The Paddock House was designed for solicitor J Stewart-Wallace by Forbes and Tate in 1911, the builder was E H Burgess. The neighbouring Widenham House was also designed by Forbes and Tate in 1911 (B2).
Sources (2)
- <1>SBC23414 Bibliographic reference: South Bucks District Council. 2009. Character Appraisal: Gerrards Cross Common Conservation Area and Gerrands Cross Centenary Conserbvation Area.
- <2>SBC22762 Bibliographic reference: Julian Hunt and David Thorpe. 2006. Gerrards Cross: A History. pp27,90,119,136-137;plate 94.
Location
| Grid reference | Centred SU 99890 88575 (22m by 2m) |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | MAIDS MORETON, Aylesbury Vale, Buckinghamshire |
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Record last edited
Jun 23 2021 7:44PM
