Monument record 0020400000 - ASTON CLINTON PARK

Summary

Site of nineteenth century country house built on the site of the medieval to post-medieval manor house

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  • None recorded

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Type and Period (2)

  • MANOR HOUSE (Medieval to Post-Medieval - 1066 AD to 1798 AD)
  • COUNTRY HOUSE (Demolished between 1959-1967, 19th Century - 1800 AD to 1899 AD)

Description

ERECTED MID C19 BY SIR ANTHONY DE ROTHSCHILD. SPLENDID MANSION ON SITE OF ANCIENT MANOR HOUSE. 4 FRONTS, PRINCIPAL ONE OF GRECIAN DORIC DESIGN (B1).
HOUSE LARGELY DEMOLISHED IN 1950'S. KNOWN VARIOUSLY AS HOWARD PARK & (NOW) GREEN PARK (B3).
Historical and descriptive text of park and associated features (B4). See M Farley oblique Aps.
Article on the house in the 1920s, and why and how the Rothschild family still maintained their connection to it (B6).

Sources (11)

  • ---SBC20731 Aerial Photograph: Michael Farley. 2001. 2001 oblique AP by Mike Farley. SP89001220. Yes.
  • ---SBC21715 Aerial Photograph: BCM (Michael Farley). 1998. 1998 BCM (Michael Farley) Oblique AP. SP88361174. Yes.
  • <1>SBC19727 Bibliographic reference: James Joseph Sheahan. 1862. History and Topography of Buckinghamshire. p86.
  • <2>SBC10628 Unpublished document: Ordnance Survey Field Investigator. OS RECORD CARD.
  • <3>SBC5124 Unpublished document: Mike Farley. 1975. FARLEY M E (BCM) 1975 Notes from site visit.
  • <4>SBC19365 Bibliographic reference: Sarah Rutherford. 2001. An enigmatic landscape: Aston Clinton Park to Green Park.
  • <5>SBC22081 Article in serial: Diana Gulland. 2003. 'Aston Clinton Manor House: From Moated Site To Classical Mansion', in Records of Buckinghamshire 43. Vol 43. pp195-207.
  • <6>SBC23369 Article in serial: Diana Gulland. 2008. "Aston Clinton House 1923-1932" in Records of Bucks vol.48. pp 255-273.
  • <7>SBC19002 Unpublished document: Buckinghamshire County Museum Archaeological Service. 1998. Historic Parks and Gardens Register Review.
  • <8>SBC10010 Map: O.S. 6 INCH (1:10560) MAP 1ST EDITION (1876/83).
  • <9>SBC24661 Unpublished document: Buckinghamshire Gardens Trust. 2014. Green Park (Aston Clinton Park) Understanding Historic Parks and Gardens in Buckinghamshire.

Location

Grid reference SP 88400 11400 (point)
Civil Parish ASTON CLINTON, Aylesbury Vale, Buckinghamshire

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Related Events/Activities (1)

  • Event - Survey: Aerial photography 1998 (EBC15887)

Record last edited

Oct 18 2024 2:21PM

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