Building record 1485800000 - The Roses, 104 High Street

Built 1904 on the site of a terrace of small cottages. Built at the behest of Alice de Rothschild in order to house the village doctor. Large and flamboyant building with typical Rothschild love of exuberant detailing. Complicated plan form. Two storeys in height beneath gabled tiled roof. Applied timber detailing to apex of gabling, rendered infill between timbers. Part red brick, part rendered/pebble-dashed creating geometric patterns to wall surfaces. Two storey stone canted bay to left of building. Open timber loggia to ground floor marking principal entrance to building. Several oriel windows to first floor. Eye-catching groups of twisted and decorative brick chimney stacks. Despite being set back slightly from the road, the is a prominent building in part due to its size, but also due to its decorative detailing. Externally maintains many original features and is a wonderful example of the excesses of early Edwardian architecture. Architect – William Taylor. A Local Building of Note within the Conservation Area (B1).