Monument record 0016301000 - Hitcham Manor House
Summary
Protected Status/Designation
- Listed Building
Map
Type and Period (3)
- COUNTRY HOUSE (Medieval to 19th Century - 1066 AD to 1804 AD)
- MANOR HOUSE (Medieval to 19th Century - 1066 AD to 1804 AD)
- BOARDING SCHOOL (18th Century - 1700 AD? to 1799 AD?)
Description
Manor house was occupied as a school (B3) before demolition in 1804 (B4).
Remains of the old manor house consist entirely of walls of Tudor brick. The only contemporary buildings are an outbuilding, now occupied as a cottage, & the former stables, now restored & modernised internally (B7).
Illustration of old manor house in 1801 & description (B4).
The mansion house, long since demolished, stood NE of the church, but many of the walls which enclosed the kitchen gardens & formed part of the domestic offices still remain (B5).
Old manor house remains, chiefly consisting of walls built of C17 brick enclosing an extensive garden: those on W side have blocked openings & originally formed part of the house (B6).
Map of Hitcham, 1770, shows manor house (B9).
Sources (6)
- <3>SBC8026 Bibliographic reference: Daniel & Samuel Lysons. 1813. Magna Britannia: Being a Concise Topographical Account of the Several Counties of Great Britain (Volume 1 Part 3 Buckinghamshire). p579.
- <4>SBC5935 Bibliographic reference: GRIMES C H D 1926 YE OULDE STORIE OF HITCHAM (COPY FILED).
- <5>SBC26953 Bibliographic reference: George Lipscomb. 1847. The History and Antiquities of the County of Buckingham (Volume 3). Volume 3. p282.
- <6>SBC20466 Bibliographic reference: Royal Commision on Historical Monuments. 1912. Historical Monuments in Buckinghamshire. Volume 1. p205.
- <7>SBC11182 Unpublished document: OS RECORD CARD SU 98 SW 07 (FILED).
- <9>XYSBC3433 Map: John Davis. 1770. MAP OR PLAN OF THE PARISH & MANOR OF HITCHAM (COPY, FILED). [Mapped feature: #27482 ]
Location
| Grid reference | SU 92142 82679 (point) |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | BURNHAM, South Bucks, Buckinghamshire |
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Record last edited
Nov 14 2024 9:37PM
