Monument record 0024102000 - RICHINGS PARK: country house

Summary

Eighteenth century country house called Richings Park, damaged in the Second World War and demolished 1946

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  • COUNTRY HOUSE (Demolished 1946, 18th Century to Modern - 1790 AD? to 1946 AD)

Description

'OF HOUSE BUILT C.1790 ONLY A FRAGMENT OF 1 WING REMAINS' (B4).
OS MAP MARKS 'RITCHINGS PARK' AT NGR (B5).
FOUNDATIONS & BASEMENTS OF HOUSE STILL CLEARLY VISIBLE DESPITE THICK UNDERGROWTH, TOGETHER WITH PART OF BLACK & WHITE TILED FLOOR: ?KITCHEN. SMALL STONE FACED FRAG C.2MSQ, SHED, AT TQ0309 7879 (B6,B8).

Sources (10)

  • <1>SBC7905 Bibliographic reference: LIPSCOMB 4 PP512-520.
  • <2>SBC15521 Bibliographic reference: VCH BUCKS 3 P290.
  • <3>SBC16407 Bibliographic reference: WARD W H & BLOCK K S 1933 HISTORY OF MANOR & PARISH OF IVER, ILLUS OPP P200.
  • <4>SBC11682 Bibliographic reference: PEVSNER N 1960 BUCKINGHAMSHIRE PP177-178.
  • <5>SBC10416 Map: Ordnance Survey. 1960. OS 1960 SIX INCH MAP. 1:10,560.
  • <6>SBC12036 Verbal communication: Andrew Pike (BCM). 1983. PIKE A R, PERS COMM FOLLOWING FIELD VISIT, OCT 1983.
  • <7>SBC6837 Bibliographic reference: JONES B 1974 FOLLIES & GROTTOES.
  • <8>SBC2553 Unpublished document: CASS 04381.
  • <9>SBC2526 Unpublished document: CASS 00802.
  • <10>SBC20119 Unpublished document: Appendix B from Richings Park Golf Course: Detailed History of Richings Park.

Location

Grid reference TQ 03090 78790 (point)
Civil Parish IVER, South Bucks, Buckinghamshire

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Record last edited

Feb 28 2018 12:22PM

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