Ascott House

Ascott House, Ascott, Wing, Leighton Buzzard, LU7 0PT

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Heritage Category:: Listed Building
Grade:: II*
List Entry Number:: 1291467
Date first listed:: 26-Sep-1951
List Entry Name:: Ascott House
Statutory Address:: Ascott House, Ascott, Wing, Leighton Buzzard, LU7 0PT

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Heritage Category:: Listed Building
Grade:: II*
List Entry Number:: 1291467
Date first listed:: 26-Sep-1951
List Entry Name:: Ascott House
Statutory Address 1:: Ascott House, Ascott, Wing, Leighton Buzzard, LU7 0PT

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

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:: Ascott House, Ascott, Wing, Leighton Buzzard, LU7 0PT

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

District:: Buckinghamshire (Unitary Authority)
Parish:: Wing
National Grid Reference:: SP 89145 22680

Details

This list entry was subject to a Minor Enhancement on 14/07/2020

SP 82 SE 6/87

WING ASCOTT Ascott House

26.9.51

GV II* Country house. Centre part incorporates remains of timber-framed house once dated 1606, much extended from 1874 by George Devey, and later by his associates James Williams, West, Slade and Trentham, as a picturesque hunting base for Leopold de Rothschild, member of the internationally prominent Jewish banking family. Further extensions to west end, and interior much altered 1937-38.

Ground floor is of red brick with irregular large blue diaper patterns, and some rubble stone to centre of rear elevation. Upper floors are of whitewashed render with half-timbering, and moulded bressumers and bargeboards. Tiled roofs. Brick chimneys: C17 part has stack partly of thin brick with three square shafts set diagonally; similar shafts with off-set heads to 1930's wing; other chimneys rectangular with 'V' pilasters. Part two storeys, part two storeys and attic.

Long irregular front to north west with projecting wing to right. Leaded casements with moulded wooden mullions. Centre has flanking gabled bays with first floor jettied on brackets. Extensions to left have gabled dormers flanking gabled bay to right, central square tower with tile-hung upper section and pyramidal roof, and irregular canted bay and oriel windows.C20 double doors to centre of range. Matching wing to right has irregular gables and single storey projections in angle. North east end has small entrance courtyard. South east front is irregularly gabled.

Listing NGR: SP8914522680

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Legacy System number:: 350833
Legacy System:: LBS

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Register of Parks and Gardens of Special Historic Interest in England, Part 4 Buckinghamshire,

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