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SU 98 SE SLOUGH STOKE POGES LANE (west side) 2/2 Former Service Block Adjoining
Baylis House (q,v.)To North-east
(formerly listed as Baylis House
29.9.50 and outbuildings) G.V. I Service block, now part of management centre. Mid to late C18. Red brick with
slate roof. 1 storey. Gauged brick cornice band, coped parapet, triangular
pedimented gables to front and back over slightly projecting centre 3 bays with
clock in each tympanum, parapeted gable ends with globe finials, 2 ridge stacks
off-centre to left and right, large panelled stack in centre at rear, and
central square timber arched cupola with incurved lead cap, globe finial, and
weathervane. South-east front: 9 bays; glazing bar sashes. Quadrant arcade
with 4 stone Taecan columns behind forecourt wall to left connecting service
block with house. Interior: ground floor 8 bay groin vaulted corridor to
south-east with store rooms off; double-height former kitchen to south-west
with large fireplace. Clock in south-east pediment dated 1735 and building
attributed to John James, but probably later. V.C.H. (Bucks), Vol.3, p.304;
B.O.E. (Bucks), p.240; The History of Slough, Maxwell Fraser, Slough
Corporation, 1973, p.145, The Story of Slough, Judith Hunter, Local Heritage
Books, 1983, pp.47-8.
Listing NGR: SU9697280892
Legacy
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Legacy System number:
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Sources
Books and journals Hunter, J, The Story of Slough, (1983), 47-48 Maxwell, F, The History of Slough, (1973), 145 Page, W, The Victoria History of the County of Buckingham, (1908), 304
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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