Laundry Cottages
LAUNDRY COTTAGES, 1, 2 AND 3
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1310276
- Date first listed:
- 15-Oct-1984
- List Entry Name:
- Laundry Cottages
- Statutory Address:
- LAUNDRY COTTAGES, 1, 2 AND 3
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- Reference:
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1310276
- Date first listed:
- 15-Oct-1984
- List Entry Name:
- Laundry Cottages
- Statutory Address 1:
- LAUNDRY COTTAGES, 1, 2 AND 3
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:
- LAUNDRY COTTAGES, 1, 2 AND 3
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- Buckinghamshire (Unitary Authority)
- Parish:
- Mentmore
- National Grid Reference:
- SP 90369 19830
Details
SP 91 NW MENTMORE
4/115 Nos. 1, 2 and 3, Laundry Cottages.
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- II
Three houses, formerly lodge, laundry and accommodation for laundry- maids at Mentmore Towers. Circa 1870-80, possibly by George Devey. Red brick with moulded plinth and moulded dentil cornice. Upper floors of block to left are rendered with ornamental half-timbering, tile- hanging and bargeboards to gables. Tiled roofs, brick chimneys, those to lodge with moulded brick entablature tops. An irregular picturesque ensemble with residential block to left forming one side of central yard with L-plan laundry, and lodge projecting to right. 1½ storeys. Irregular wooden casements with thick glazing bars. Lodge has pedimented gable to south with 3-light casement to first floor and semi-octagonal window with ogee lead roof below. Porch set back to right has hipped roof on turned wooden balusters. Central gabled bay of right side has stone plaque with Rothschild cyphers. Laundry has half-hipped roofs, hipped dormers with louvred vents and segmental relieving arches over windows. Lean- to with C20 door and casement infront of far wing. Block to left has 2 gables, the left with jettied first floor, upper oriel window on coved base, and canted bay window to ground floor. Right gable has lower 6-light window, 5-light window above and double louvre to attic. Single storey bay to far left has 5-sided bay window to left corner with hipped roof continued to right on turned wooden balusters to form verandah sheltering half-glazed door.
Listing NGR: SP9036919830
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 42100
- Legacy System:
- LBS
Sources
Other
Register of Parks and Gardens of Special Historic Interest in England, Part 4 Buckinghamshire,
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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