Weston House, Including Remains of Former Catholic Chapel

WESTON HOUSE, INCLUDING REMAINS OF FORMER CATHOLIC CHAPEL, OLNEY ROAD

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Heritage Category:
Listed Building
Grade:
II
List Entry Number:
1115867
Date first listed:
17-Nov-1966
List Entry Name:
Weston House, Including Remains of Former Catholic Chapel
Statutory Address:
WESTON HOUSE, INCLUDING REMAINS OF FORMER CATHOLIC CHAPEL, OLNEY ROAD

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Official list entry

Heritage Category:
Listed Building
Grade:
II
List Entry Number:
1115867
Date first listed:
17-Nov-1966
Date of most recent amendment:
27-Feb-1984
List Entry Name:
Weston House, Including Remains of Former Catholic Chapel
Statutory Address 1:
WESTON HOUSE, INCLUDING REMAINS OF FORMER CATHOLIC CHAPEL, OLNEY ROAD

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This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.

Unless the List entry states otherwise, it includes both the structure itself and any object or structure fixed to it (whether inside or outside) as well as any object or structure within the curtilage of the building.

For these purposes, to be included within the curtilage of the building, the object or structure must have formed part of the land since before 1st July 1948.

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The scope of legal protection for listed buildings

This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.

Unless the List entry states otherwise, it includes both the structure itself and any object or structure fixed to it (whether inside or outside) as well as any object or structure within the curtilage of the building.

For these purposes, to be included within the curtilage of the building, the object or structure must have formed part of the land since before 1st July 1948.

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Location

Statutory Address:
WESTON HOUSE, INCLUDING REMAINS OF FORMER CATHOLIC CHAPEL, OLNEY ROAD

The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.

District:
Milton Keynes (Unitary Authority)
Parish:
Weston Underwood
National Grid Reference:
SP 86752 50754

Details

SP 85 SE WESTON UNDERWOOD OLNEY ROAD (south east side)

1/252 Weston House, including remains of former Catholic chapel (formerly listed as the Chapel)

17.11.66 (part)

GV II

House, a surviving wing of a mansion and including the surviving bay of a former Roman Catholic Chapel. Early C18 with additions of 1828 and later. Coursed rubblestone and plain tile roofs. Early C18 part of 3 bays and 2 storeys. At left is single storey c 1980 addition with 6-panel door and 2-light casement. Other bays have modern 2-light casements with transom lights and at right, a C18 door below console bracketed hood, probably reset. Upper floor has 3 leaded cross-casement windows which are original. Moulded eaves and tile roof hipped to north, 1828 block parallel to C18 block and of 2 storeys with attic. South front has gable stacks, french doors to ground floor and sashes above. Rainwater head to valley dated 1828. South west front of 3 bays, has ground floor with 2 leaded-light cross casements and door at left, first floor sashes. Chapel bay set back from north east front and has half- hipped tile roof. One leaded Y-tracery Gothic window. Interior: Centre and north west rooms have egg-and-dart and acanthus friezed box cornice Fireplaces have dentil cornices. This house is the west wing of Weston House which was refronted and the wings added circa 1710. The original house was C16. The early C18 work was done for Sir Robert Throckmorton but the bulk of the mansion was demolished in 1827. The chapel was built for the Throckmortons in 1838, but mostly demolished C20. RCHM II 318 MON 8 (part)

Listing NGR: SP8675250754

Legacy

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Legacy System number:
351160
Legacy System:
LBS

Sources

Other
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Buckinghamshire Volume Two North, (1913)

Legal

This building is listed under the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 as amended for its special architectural or historic interest.

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