Monument record 0017600000 - HILLESDEN HOUSE

Summary

Site of seventeenth century country house, destroyed in the Civil War and subsequently rebuilt.

Protected Status/Designation

Planning Notification Area: Earthworks of 17th century mansion and gardens, and Civil War seigeworks
SHINE: Hillesden House medieval to post medieval manor site with fishponds and garden, also Civil War ploughed out earthworks

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Type and Period (2)

GREAT HOUSE (Burnt down 1643, 17th Century - 1600 AD to 1699 AD)
COUNTRY HOUSE (Built 1648, 17th Century to 19th Century - 1600 AD to 1899 AD)

Description

HILLESDEN HOUSE DESTROYED IN CIVIL WAR ACTION, 1643 (B2-3,B10, B13, B20).
REBUILDING BEGUN BY 1648 (B10).
DESCRIPTIONS C.1694 & 1735 (B6,B8).
DEMOLISHED PROB BETWEEN 1824-33 (B12).
FIELD VISIT 1972 NOTED HOUSE PLATFORM & OTHER FEATURES (B7).
MODERN HOUSE NOW ON SITE (1990 APs).
NGR TO HOUSE SITE (B5).

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---SBC17365 Aerial Photograph: 13/08/90. BCM A14/15/14-16. SP\686287. Yes.
<1>SBC1967 Map: Andrew Bryant. 1825. Map of the County of Buckinghamshire. Printed map. Linen. 1.5 inches:1 mile.
<2>SBC13797 Bibliographic reference: Rev A Roundel. 1857. SOME ACCOUNT OF THE TOWN OF BUCKINGHAM: A LECTURE PP17FF.
<3>SBC13291 Article in serial: RECS OF BUCKS 1857-61 2 PP93-98. Vol 2.
<4>SBC13155 Bibliographic reference: RCHM BUCKS PP150-1.
<5>SBC10396 Map: Ordnance Survey. 1959. OS 1959 6-INCH MAP. 1:10,560.
<6>SBC6484 Article in serial: M W Hughes (ed). 1940. 'FEET OF FINES FOR BUCKS', IN BUCKS RECORD SOC 4 P31. Vol 4.
<7>SBC8390 Verbal communication: Mike Farley (BCM). 1972. MEF 1972 (25TH JAN) PERS COMM FOLLOWING FIELD VISIT.
<8>SBC7923 Bibliographic reference: LIPSCOMB G 1847 III P18.
<9>SBC16730 Bibliographic reference: Browne Willis. 1755. HISTORY & ANTIQUITIES... OF BUCKINGHAM. pp191-203.
<10>SBC16275 Bibliographic reference: Frances Parthenope Verney. 1892. MEMOIRS OF THE VERNEY FAMILY DURING THE CIVIL WAR, COMPILED FROM LETTERS.
<11>SBC2930 Map: 1763. CHRIST CHURCH COLLEGE ESTATES 1763 A PLAN OF THE MANOR OF HILLESDEN (COPY AT BRO).
<12>SBC10107 Map: Ordnance Survey. 1833. OS First Edition 1-inch map. 1 inch:1 mile.
<13>SBC15109 Bibliographic reference: H G Tibbutt (ed). 1963. THE LETTER BOOK OF SIR SAMUEL LUKE PP 17-19; 623-29; & VARIOUS.
<14>SBC8047 Bibliographic reference: LYSONS MAGNA BRITANNIA.
<15>SBC14395 Bibliographic reference: SHEAHAN PP275-9.
<16>SBC9229 Bibliographic reference: C Morris (ed). 1949. The Journeys of Celia Fiennes c1694. p29.
<17>SBC9913 Verbal communication: NEWELL, RUTH PERS COMM RE BRICK PASSAGE LEADING TO CHURCH (PHOTO IN CAS FILE).
<18>SBC3775 Bibliographic reference: DoE. 1984. LIST OF BUILDINGS OF SPECIAL ARCHITECTURAL OR HISTORIC INTEREST.
<19>SBC19002 Unpublished document: Buckinghamshire County Museum Archaeological Service. 1998. Historic Parks and Gardens Register Review.
<20>SBC22248 Unpublished document: Buckinghamshire Art Gallery & County Mueum. 2004. Buckinghamshire in the Civil War. pp14-15, 18,23.
<21>SBC25026 Unpublished document: Buckinghamshire Gardens Trust. 2017. Hillesden House: Understanding Historic Parks and Gardens in Buckinghamshire.
<22>SBC26297 Aerial Photograph: Historic England. 2023. RAF-3G-TUD-UK-86 RV 6183 26-Mar-1946.
<23>SBC26304 Aerial Photograph: Historic England. 2023. OS-73284 V 199 14-Jun-1973.
<24>SBC25593 Aerial Photograph: Google Earth. Google Earth Pro. Dated 01-JAN-2003 Date Accessed 24-JUL-2023.
<25>SBC25776 Map: Ordnance Survey. Ordnance Survey 1st Edition 25 inch (1:2500) scale map. Map. Oxfordshire Sheet XVIII, 1885.

Location

Grid reference	Centred SP 68695 28651 (219m by 277m)
Civil Parish	HILLESDEN, Aylesbury Vale, Buckinghamshire

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Related Events/Activities (2)

Event - Survey: Aerial investigation and mapping project (Ref: 7768) (EBC18304)
Event - Survey: Site visit (EBC17357)

Record last edited

Aug 2 2023 10:23AM