Monument record 1067008000 - Mentmore Smithy

Summary

Site of late nineteenth century boiler house to hothouse ranges in gardens at Mentmore Towers, extended and used as a smithy in the late twentieth century

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  • None recorded

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Type and Period (4)

  • GARDEN BUILDING (19th Century - 1800 AD to 1899 AD)
  • BOILER HOUSE (Built before 1879, 19th Century - 1800 AD to 1899 AD)
  • (Alternate Type) ESTATE BUILDING (19th Century to Modern - 1800 AD to 1999 AD)
  • BLACKSMITHS WORKSHOP (Modern to 21st Century - 1978 AD to 2010 AD?)

Description

Former boiler house providing heating to hothouses in gardens at Mentmore Towers, constructed by 1879. Converted to use as a smithy and workshop in about 1978 and extended in about 1985. Disused from about 2010. See report for detail (B18).

Sources (1)

  • <18>XYSBC25436 Unpublished document: Richard Smith. 2017. Heritage Assessment of the Former Smithy, Mentmore. [Mapped feature: #44756 ]

Location

Grid reference SP 90727 19666 (point)
Civil Parish MENTMORE, Aylesbury Vale, Buckinghamshire

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  • Event - Survey: Historic building assessment (EBC18312)

Record last edited

Apr 27 2021 10:26PM

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