Building record 0200205012 - TUSCAN PAVILIONS, WOTTON UNDERWOOD

Summary

Pair of eighteenth century garden pavilions, repaired in the twentieth century.

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  • Listed Building (II) 1159093: TUSCAN PAVILIONS

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  • PAVILION (Built c.1757-60, 18th Century - 1700 AD to 1799 AD)

Description

Grade II. Pair of garden pavilions. Circa 1757-60, repaired and partly rebuilt c.1980. Features of a landscape garden designed by Capability Brown. Each pavilion takes the form of a small temple with a pedimented wooden portico of 4 Tuscan columns at each end. Short rendered side walls and single cross wall, slate roofs. Pavilions overlook the lake and are set at slight angle to wide avenue along main axis of house. Illustrated in Country Life 1949 July 8th (B8).

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  • <8>SBC19811 Bibliographic reference: DoE. 1985. List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest: Buckinghamshire: Aylesbury Vale: Parishes of Boarstall &C. p92.

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Grid reference Centred SP 68097 16102 (17m by 83m)
Civil Parish WOTTON UNDERWOOD, Aylesbury Vale, Buckinghamshire

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  • Event - Survey: Site visit (EBC13596)

Record last edited

Aug 5 2009 11:52AM

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