Building record 0122301001 - LOAKES HOUSE, LOAKES ROAD
Summary
Protected Status/Designation
- Listed Building (II) 1125088: LOAKES HOUSE
Map
Type and Period (2)
- HOUSE (18th Century - 1700 AD to 1799 AD)
- (Alternate Type) DOWER HOUSE (18th Century - 1700 AD to 1799 AD)
Description
Grade II. Villa. Late C18. formerly Little Loakes and probably the Dower House of the former Loakes Manor House (now Wycombe Abbey). Two storeys, dormers and basement. Double fronted with 3 windows and slightly recessed central window bay. Hipped tile roof with brick stacks. Brick with dentil eaves course and plot band at 1st floor level. Segmental-arched, recessed sash windows with glazing bars. Flat-headed dormers with casements. Corinthian portico in antis. Doorway with semi-elliptical radial fanlight, side lights and raised and fielded panel door. North east front with central splayed bay window heightened late C20. Interior retains corbels, panelled doors, arched openings and other features (B7).
Buildings report dated Jan 1986 held at NMR (B11).
Sources (2)
- <7>SBC3604 Bibliographic reference: DoE. 1973. LIST OF BUILDINGS OF SPECIAL ARCHITECTURAL OR HISTORIC INTEREST: BUCKINGHAMSHIRE: WYCOMBE DISTRICT: BOROUGH OF HIGH WYCOMBE. Added 18th August 1983.
- <11>SBC23358 Unpublished document: English Heritage. 2006. NMR Buildings Reports. BF036454.
Location
| Grid reference | SU 86126 92738 (point) |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | HIGH WYCOMBE, Wycombe, Buckinghamshire |
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Record last edited
Apr 27 2023 1:06PM
