Building record 1478000000 - 6 & 8 Wood Street

Summary

Pair of early twentieth century Rothchild Estate cottages.

Protected Status/Designation

  • Conservation Area: Waddesdon Conservation Area

Map

Type and Period (3)

  • HOUSE (20th Century - 1900 AD to 1999 AD)
  • SEMI DETACHED HOUSE (20th Century - 1900 AD to 1999 AD)
  • ESTATE COTTAGE (20th Century - 1900 AD to 1999 AD)

Description

Two storey brick building divided into a pair of semi-detached properties. Building sits beneath steeply pitched gabled roof, laid in modern tiles, the ridgeline of which runs parallel with the carriageway. Brick end stacks. Symmetrical principal elevation with two centrally positioned doors flanked to either side by canted ground floor bays beneath tiled roof that stretched across whole of ground floor. Four regularly positioned timber sash windows to first floor. Rothschild plaque centrally positioned at first floor level. Building is significant because it forms part of a group of Rothschild cottages that share similar form, massing, materials and details. It is prominently positioned within the street scene and
retains a significant proportion of its original external features. A Local Building of Note within the Conservation Area (B1).

Sources (1)

  • <1>SBC23758 Bibliographic reference: Aylesbury Vale District Council. 2014. Waddesdon Conservation Area Review.

Location

Grid reference SP 74472 17000 (point)
Civil Parish WADDESDON, Aylesbury Vale, Buckinghamshire

Finds (0)

Related Monuments/Buildings (0)

Related Events/Activities (0)

Record last edited

Jun 23 2021 7:33PM

Comments and Feedback

Do you have any questions or more information about this record? Please feel free to comment below with your name and email address. All comments are submitted to the Heritage Portal maintainers for moderation, and we aim to respond/publish as soon as possible. Comments, questions and answers that may be helpful to other users will be retained and displayed along with the name you supply. The email address you supply will never be displayed or shared.