Building record 1485200000 - 114 High Street
Summary
Protected Status/Designation
- Conservation Area: Waddesdon Conservation Area
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Type and Period (3)
- SHOP (20th Century - 1900 AD to 1999 AD)
- ESTATE BUILDING (20th Century - 1900 AD to 1999 AD)
- HOUSE (21st Century - 2000 AD to 2099 AD)
Description
Former shoe shop converted to domestic use. Two story building forming part of a group with 110 and 112, High Street. Positioned towards the front of its plot on slightly raised ground, this building is a prominent feature within the street scene. The building sits beneath a steeply pitched gable roof, laid in slate and the ridgeline of which runs parallel with the carriageway. The eaves line of the principal elevation are broken by gabled dormers, the apex of which are articulated with painted applied timber arranged to form a decorative pattern and interspersed with pebbledash. A similar arrangement adorns the apex of each gable. Ground floor constructed of brick, upper storey articulated with decorative hung tiles. Windows have unfortunately been replaced , but nevertheless in terms of its form, massing, proportions and decorative detailing, this building retains much of its Rothschild estate character. 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 74017 16902 (point) |
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Civil Parish | WADDESDON, Aylesbury Vale, Buckinghamshire |
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Record last edited
Jun 23 2021 7:28PM