Building record 1067016002 - The Gas House (Spinney Cottage), Mentmore

Summary

Mid-nineteenth century architect-designed gasworks manager's house, built in 1859

Protected Status/Designation

  • Conservation Area: Mentmore Conservation Area

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Type and Period (2)

  • MANAGERS HOUSE (Built 1859, 19th Century - 1800 AD to 1899 AD)
  • ESTATE BUILDING (19th Century - 1800 AD to 1899 AD)

Description

House for former gas works, ? Stokes 1859: red brick and blue slate with tall fairly plain chimneys and pitched roof porch. Small pane casements. Set back behind The Coach House but main elevation visible from the Wing road.
Significance: Residence for manager of an early example of country house technology, part of the innovative panoply developed at Mentmore. Contributes to the scene in the approach from Wing to the village. Survives intact.
Issues: The industrial character of the adjacent structures and setting has been lost with conversion to residential use. The ornamental features are partly screened from the road by garden planting, fencing and gate. A local note building within the conservation area of Mentmore (B19).

Sources (1)

  • <19>XYSBC23698 Unpublished document: Aylesbury Vale District Council. 2019. Mentmore Conservation Area Review. [Mapped feature: #44874 ]

Location

Grid reference SP 90206 19946 (point)
Civil Parish MENTMORE, Aylesbury Vale, Buckinghamshire

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Record last edited

Sep 4 2024 1:17PM

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