Building record 1503501000 - Home Farm Cottage, Waddesdon

Two storey red brick building situated towards the front of its plot behind metal railing. Building sits
beneath gabled roof, laid in tile, the ridgeline of which runs parallel with the carriageway. Brick end
stacks. Two gabled dormers punctuate the eaves line, the apex of which are hung with decorative
tiles. Symmetrical elevation organised around a central doorway contained beneath an open timber
gabled porch. Porch flanked to either side by three light casement windows to ground. Similar
windows at first floor level contained beneath dormers. Small Rothschild plaque above porch at first
floor level. Of particular significance is the decorative tiled plaque contained within the apex of the
gable elevation facing onto High Street. The scene shows farm labourers gathering in the harvest
using a horse drawn cart.
Architect was William Taylor
This building forms part of a group of Rothschild estate buildings which share similar form, massing,
materials, decorative details and colour palette and which form a key element in establishing the
special character of the village. Local Heritage Asset in conservation area (1).