Abbey Cottages
ABBEY COTTAGES, 1-6, FERRY LANE
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1159688
- Date first listed:
- 21-Jul-1977
- List Entry Name:
- Abbey Cottages
- Statutory Address:
- ABBEY COTTAGES, 1-6, FERRY LANE
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- Reference:
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1159688
- Date first listed:
- 21-Jul-1977
- List Entry Name:
- Abbey Cottages
- Statutory Address 1:
- ABBEY COTTAGES, 1-6, FERRY LANE
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:
- ABBEY COTTAGES, 1-6, FERRY LANE
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- Buckinghamshire (Unitary Authority)
- Parish:
- Medmenham
- National Grid Reference:
- SU 80592 83968
Details
MEDMENHAM FERRY LANE SU 88 SW (east side) 8/120 Nos. 1-6 (consec) Abbey Cottages 21.7.77 - II Six estate cottages in L-plan block. Circa 1898-1900. By Romaine Walker for Mr. Robert Hudson of Danesfield and Medmenham Abbey. Lower storey of whitewashed dressed chalk with ovolo-moulded chalk mullion windows; upper storey roughcast and whitewashed with wooden bressumer, part jettied on curved wooden brackets, and wood mullion windows. Plain tile roofs, elaborately cusped wooden bargeboards and finials, brick chimneys with 'V' pilasters and off-set heads. Picturesquely asymmetrical. One storey and attic. Irregular ground floor casements; attic windows in gables or 2-light gabled dormers; all lights with leaded glazing. Board and stud doors in moulded and stopped chalk surrounds with 4-centred arches and carved spandrels. W. wing is of 4 bays with gabled bay to right, lower projecting gable to left, and external stack to right end. Rear of this wing has M gable with 2 5-light canted oriels to upper storey. Longer N. wing of 7 bays has projecting gable with oriel window to right, and shallow 2-storey chalk porch projection in 3rd bay with coped gable, moulded kneelers, and enlarged first floor window. Rear has lower eaves line and raking dormers. No.3 retains original board door and flanking 2-light casements; remainder of rear has C20 extensions. (Country Life, 22nd September 1900)
Listing NGR: SU8059283968
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 47003
- Legacy System:
- LBS
Sources
Books and journals
Country Life in 22 September, (1900)
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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