Monument record 0202900000 - IN THE GROVE

Summary

Seventeenth century garden house demolished in the twentieth century

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Type and Period (1)

  • HOUSE (17th Century - 1600 AD to 1699 AD)

Description

SMALL, TURRETED BRICK BUILDING ORIGINALLY ERECTED BY THOMAS MARQUESS OF WHARTON FOR HIS FAVOURITE LADY (B1-2).
SUMMERHOUSE, OF BRICK, 2-STOREYED WITH LOWER 2-STOREYED WINGS. THE MAIN WINDOWS OF THE CENTRE TO BOTH SIDES ARE TRIPLETS WITH 2 LOWER & 1 HIGHER, & WIDER ARCH. THIS & THE COMPLETELY UNMOULDED BLOCKS BETWEEN JAMBS & ARCHES ARE REMINISCENT OF VANBRUGH (B3).
BUILDING DEMOLISHED C.1982. PHOTO. NGR (B4).

Sources (4)

  • <1>SBC26951 Bibliographic reference: George Lipscomb. 1847. The History and Antiquities of the County of Buckingham (Volume 1). Volume 1. p567.
  • <2>SBC19727 Bibliographic reference: James Joseph Sheahan. 1862. History and Topography of Buckinghamshire. p441.
  • <3>SBC11706 Bibliographic reference: Nikolaus Pevsner. 1960. The Buildings of England: Buckinghamshire. p274.
  • <4>SBC4707 Bibliographic reference: EVANS R W,HISTORIC BUILDINGS OFFICER,BUCKS C C,NOV EMBER 1993 (SLIDE BY E M VINEY IN CAS FILE 2027;P.

Location

Grid reference SP 74945 14814 (point)
Civil Parish WADDESDON, Aylesbury Vale, Buckinghamshire

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Record last edited

Nov 7 2024 5:03PM

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