Building record 0185511002 - NE OF MISSENDEN ABBEY

Summary

Early nineteenth century summerhouse in the ground sof Missenden Abbey

Protected Status/Designation

  • Listed Building (II) 1124784: SUMMERHOUSE TO NORTH EAST OF MISSENDEN ABBEY

Map

Type and Period (1)

  • SUMMERHOUSE (Built about 1800, 19th Century - 1800 AD to 1899 AD)

Description

Grade II. Circa 1800 rubble flint and brick. Slate roof behind parapet. One storey. Three open arches to centre with rusticated piers, voussoirs and carved stone keyblocks. Brick side sections with blank recesses having flat brick arches and impost bands. Shallow gable or pediment to centre with castellated parapet carried down over side sections. Stands over the stream which emerges into the landscape to the south (B3).

Sources (3)

  • ---SBC17410 Aerial Photograph: 06/03/92. BCM A16/1/11-12. SP\897012. Yes.
  • ---SBC17412 Aerial Photograph: 06/03/92. BCM A16/1/15-17. SP\898008. Yes.
  • <3>SBC19433 Bibliographic reference: DoE. 1984. List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest. p44.

Location

Grid reference SP 89820 01032 (point)
Civil Parish GREAT MISSENDEN, Chiltern, Buckinghamshire

Finds (0)

Related Monuments/Buildings (1)

Related Events/Activities (1)

  • Event - Survey: Site visit (EBC13592)

Record last edited

Jun 21 2020 8:44PM

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