Lord's Wood
LORD'S WOOD
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1332156
- Date first listed:
- 08-Jan-1987
- List Entry Name:
- Lord's Wood
- Statutory Address:
- LORD'S WOOD
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- Date:
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- Reference:
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- Rights:
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1332156
- Date first listed:
- 08-Jan-1987
- List Entry Name:
- Lord's Wood
- Statutory Address 1:
- LORD'S WOOD
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:
- LORD'S WOOD
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- Buckinghamshire (Unitary Authority)
- Parish:
- Great Marlow
- National Grid Reference:
- SU 82480 87351
Details
GREAT MARLOW MARLOW COMMON SU 88 NW 4/45 Lord's Wood - - II House. 1899-1900. For Mrs. Mary Sargant-Florence, artist. Built by Streatfield. Red brick, wooden eaves on shaped brackets, hipped roof of Westmorland slate, brick chimneys. Queen Anne Style. Double pile. 2 storeys and attic, 5 bays, the outer bays slightly advanced. Moulded first floor band course, plain brick pilasters. Barred metal casements, each light with 2 opening half-lights and curved metal stays. Outer bays have 3-light casements, inner bays have 2-light casements. Gauged brick heads with off-set keyblocks to ground floor windows. Centre bay has Ipswich window to first floor, with pilaster jambs, architrave and keyblock, and panelled door in hipped porch with fluted pilasters and arched niches. 2 flat-roofed 3-light dormers. Right end has continuous row of lights to first floor; left end is of 2 bays with bow windows to ground floor, glazed doors in Ipswich window style above, and first floor balcony with wooden railings. Interior altered but originally designed to have bare brick walls, no doors and no plumbing. Later home of Alix and James Strachey (brother of Lytton Strachey) who translated complete works of Sigmund Freud. (Country Life 1973 Nov, 15th p 1579-1584.)
Listing NGR: SU8248087351
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 46929
- Legacy System:
- LBS
Sources
Books and journals
Country Life in 15 November, (1973), 1579-1584
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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