Gothic Tower North West Of Hartwell House

Date:
14 Apr 2003
Location:
Gothic Tower North West Of Hartwell House, Stone With Bishopstone And Hartwell, Aylesbury Vale, Buckinghamshire
Reference:
IOE01/10042/25
Type:
Photograph (Digital)
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Description

This information is taken from the statutory List as it was in 2001 and may not be up to date.

SP 71 SE HARTWELL HARTWELL

3/101 Gothic tower N.W. of Hartwell House 25.10.51 II

Tower, c.1730, attributed to James Gibbs, originally standing in the 'Wilderness' of the early C18 garden with other structures since remove but recorded in the Nebot paintings in the County Museum. Ashlar stone low circular structure with moulded plinth, cornice and battlemented parapet projected out on small moulded corbels. Gothic arched opening with moulded arch and hoodmould on north side, approached by a flight of 5 curved and moulded stone steps. Small quatrefoil opening opposite.

(Country Life 15.3.79 p.709 plate 6).

Listing NGR: SP7942012521

Content

This is part of the Series: IOE01/0234 IOE Records taken by Trevor S Brandon; within the Collection: IOE01 Images Of England

Rights

© Mr Trevor S. Brandon. Source: Historic England Archive

This photograph was taken for the Images of England project

People & Organisations

Photographer: Brandon, Trevor S.

Rights Holder: Brandon, Trevor S.

Keywords

Ashlar, Stone, Stuart Garden, Georgian Agriculture And Subsistence, Land Use Site, Gardens Parks And Urban Spaces, Tower, Unassigned, Building, Steps, Transport, Pedestrian Transport Site