Monument record 0122301000 - LOAKES MANOR HOUSE

Summary

Loakes manor house built in the early seventeenth century and incorporated into the eighteenth century Wycombe Abbey

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Type and Period (1)

  • MANOR HOUSE (17th Century to 18th Century - 1600 AD? to 1799 AD?)

Description

Ancient irregular building. Built early C17, considerably enlarged by Lord Shelburne (B1).
Wycombe Abbey built on the site in 1795 incorporating parts of the old house (B3).
No trace of Loakes manor house in fabric of Wycombe Abbey. No local knowledge of earlier house (B6).

Sources (3)

  • <1>SBC7323 Bibliographic reference: T Langley. 1797. HISTORY & ANTIQUITIES OF THE HUNDRED OF DESBOROUGH PP27-28.
  • <3>SBC19727 Bibliographic reference: James Joseph Sheahan. 1862. History and Topography of Buckinghamshire. p926.
  • <6>SBC10628 Unpublished document: Ordnance Survey Field Investigator. OS RECORD CARD.

Location

Grid reference SU 86560 92650 (point)
Civil Parish HIGH WYCOMBE, Wycombe, Buckinghamshire
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Record last edited

Oct 20 2024 2:17PM

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