Paris House
PARIS HOUSE
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1146324
- Date first listed:
- 16-Mar-1987
- List Entry Name:
- Paris House
- Statutory Address:
- PARIS HOUSE
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- Date:
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- Reference:
- IOE01/13906/16
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1146324
- Date first listed:
- 16-Mar-1987
- List Entry Name:
- Paris House
- Statutory Address 1:
- PARIS HOUSE
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.
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.
Location
- Statutory Address:
- PARIS HOUSE
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- Central Bedfordshire (Unitary Authority)
- Parish:
- Potsgrove
- National Grid Reference:
- SP 96560 31288
Details
SP 93 SE
3/74
POTSGROVE
WOBURN PARK
Paris House
II
Estate house, now used as restaurant. Plaque to front elevation: "This house
was built at London by William Cubitt and Company for the Universal Exhibition
holden at Paris in the Year of Grace MDCCCLXXVIII". Architect Gilbert R
Redgrave (information Bedford Estates). Bought and transferred to Woburn by
Hastings 9th Duke of Bedford. Ornate mock timber framing with colourwashed
plaster infill, very much in style of C16 - C17 decorative timber framing in
Lancashire and Cheshire. Clay tile roof. T-plan, 2 storeys. NW elevation:
symmetrical, with 2-storeyed gabled projecting bays flanking a broader 2-
storeyed porch bay, also gabled. Mullion and transom windows throughout, with
variety of ornamental geometric leading. Outer bays are of 5 lights to front
and single-light to sides. Central gable has 6-light window recessed under
ponharcade, and 4-light window to first floor. Front door to LH under porch
arcade has moulded geometrical panels. Porch arcade is of 2 bays, with plain
piers supporting elliptical arches. Spandrels contains carved decoration,
including Prince of Wales feathers (Prince of Wales opened the exhibition).
Whole building is covered by variety of timber frame panels, as well as panels
of carving, blind arcading, ornamental pilaster and engaged colonnettes.
Pierced decorative bargeboards. Rear elevation: central projecting gable.
This has central oriel window to first floor, with attic corbelled out to same
line above it. Gable is flanked by 2 red brick chimney stacks, projecting
slightly and with linked moulded shafts. C20 addition to LH.
Listing NGR: SP9656031288
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 38177
- Legacy System:
- LBS
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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