Burford House
BURFORD HOUSE, THE ROYAL MEWS
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1272255
- Date first listed:
- 02-Oct-1975
- List Entry Name:
- Burford House
- Statutory Address:
- BURFORD HOUSE, THE ROYAL MEWS
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1272255
- Date first listed:
- 02-Oct-1975
- List Entry Name:
- Burford House
- Statutory Address 1:
- BURFORD HOUSE, THE ROYAL MEWS
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:
- BURFORD HOUSE, THE ROYAL MEWS
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- Windsor and Maidenhead (Unitary Authority)
- Parish:
- Non Civil Parish
- National Grid Reference:
- SU 96957 76769
Details
5130 THE ROYAL MEWS Burford House SU 9676 NE 3/121 II
Late C17, originally built by the Duke of St Alban's for Nell Gwynn but radically altered and recased by Blore circa 1842. 4 storeys with rendered facing. 5 coupled windows to centre with flanking coupled window wings, containing 3 storey narrow rectangular bay windows. 5 storey clock tower to north corner, square broached to octagon top stage, crenellated. Weathered sill courses and cornice, broad crenels to parapet. The windows are coupled mullioned small pane sashes in common surrounds to 1st and 2nd floors with shie1d panelled aprons. Grouped chimneys. Another crenellated broached tower to south west corner. Interior modernised.
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 40389
- 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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