Building record 0191401000 - THE BURY

Summary

Early eighteenth century country house known as The Bury, with later alterations and extensions

Protected Status/Designation

  • Listed Building (II) 1124657: THE BURY

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Type and Period (2)

  • MANOR HOUSE (17th Century to 19th Century - 1600 AD to 1899 AD)
  • COUNTRY HOUSE (Dated 1712 or 1716, 18th Century to 19th Century - 1700 AD to 1899 AD)

Description

PRESENT HOUSE BUILT C17 (B1).
LEAD WATERPIPES DATED 1712. W WING ADDED 1853 (B2).
AT NGR B4).
Grade II. Country house built for William Lowndes (1652-1724) Secretary to the Treasury in the reign of Queen Anne. Date 1716 on rainwater heads. Original 5 bay front extended in late C18 to 7 bays. Wing added 1853. Red brickwork with rusticated quoins. 2 storeys, cornice, panelled parapet. Sash windows with glazing bars under cambered cutter arches. 2 ground floor segmental bow windows, 1st floor Venetian window either end. Entrance front Neo-Tudor wing over carriage arch. Neo-Georgian north garden arcade connecting house with summer house. Interior retains some original panelling. The Bury, the Stables and the North and South Lodges form a group (B6).
Buildings report dated Nov 1980 - Aug 1981 held at NMR (B8).

Sources (8)

  • <1>SBC13602 Article in serial: RECS OF BUCKS 3 (1862) P73.
  • <2>SBC13615 Article in serial: W Niven. 1909. Historical notes included in acount of 1909 Annual Excursion of BAS, in RECS OF BUCKS 9 (1909) PP453-454 & Plate. Vol 9.
  • <3>SBC15694 Bibliographic reference: VCH BUCKS 3 PP204 209-10 214.
  • <4>SBC10865 Unpublished document: Ordnance Survey Field Investigator. OS RECORD CARD SP 90 SE 5 (FILED).
  • <5>SBC2065 Bibliographic reference: BUCKS RECORD SOC 10 (1946) PP2-7 (CHARTERS 267-276) 12 (1962) PP218-219 (CHARTERS 892-894) J G JENKI.
  • <6>SBC3584 Bibliographic reference: DoE. 1973. LIST OF BUILDINGS OF SPECIAL ARCHITECTURAL OR HISTORIC INTEREST. pp19-20.
  • <7>SBC4709 Article in serial: M Everett. 1995. 'THE LOWNDES FAMILY AND THE BURY', IN JOURNAL OF CHESS VALLEY ARCH & HIST SOCIETY 1995 PP13-16.
  • <8>SBC23358 Unpublished document: English Heritage. 2006. NMR Buildings Reports. BF105425.

Location

Grid reference SP 95629 01474 (point)
Civil Parish CHESHAM, Chiltern, Buckinghamshire

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Related Events/Activities (1)

  • Event - Survey: Site visit (EBC13571)

Record last edited

May 30 2019 7:51PM

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