Building record 0160403000 - WEST OF MOUNT TABOR HOUSE

Summary

Nineteenth century half-timbered former stable block to Mount Tabor House, now a house and school rooms.

Protected Status/Designation

  • Listed Building (II) 1219733: FORMER STABLE BLOCK TO WEST OF MOUNT TABOR HOUSE

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Type and Period (4)

  • (Former Type) STABLE (Built about 1870-1880, 19th Century - 1870 AD? to 1880 AD?)
  • HOUSE (20th Century - 1900 AD to 1999 AD)
  • CLASSROOM (20th Century - 1900 AD to 1999 AD)
  • (Former Type) CHAPEL (20th Century - 1900 AD to 1999 AD)

Description

Plan Form - U SHAPED
Grade II. Former stable block, now converted to school rooms and residence. Circa 1870-80. Brick, half-timbering with roughcast or herringbone brick infill to gables and upper part of central wing. Tiled roofs with ornamental fishscale patterning, roof of centre wing hipped. U-plan. One storey and attic. Central range has large C20 gabled staircase to upper door and flanking glazed lean-to roofs over 4-light transomed casements and board doors. Central wooden bellcote with open arcaded sides, ogee lead roof and cast iron weather vane with fox. Wing projecting to left has been altered C20, wing to right has 3 3-light casements. Included for group value (B5).
On site visit and tour, KB told that stable had been turned into a chapel before being used as part of the school (B8).

Sources (2)

  • <5>SBC19252 Bibliographic reference: DoE. 1984. List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest: Buckinghamshire: Aylesbury Vale District: Parishes of Aston Abbotts &C. p69.
  • <8>SBC22797 Verbal communication: Kim Biddulph (BCC). 2006. Visit to Mount Tabor House.

Location

Grid reference SP 87120 19040 (point)
Civil Parish WINGRAVE WITH ROWSHAM, Aylesbury Vale, Buckinghamshire

Finds (0)

Related Monuments/Buildings (1)

Related Events/Activities (1)

  • Event - Survey: Site visit (EBC13592)

Record last edited

Apr 6 2009 12:24PM

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