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Ascott House

A Grade II* Listed Building in Wing, Buckinghamshire

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Coordinates

Latitude: 51.8956 / 51°53'43"N

Longitude: -0.7059 / 0°42'21"W

OS Eastings: 489145

OS Northings: 222680

OS Grid: SP891226

Mapcode National: GBR D23.2CM

Mapcode Global: VHDTT.QM57

Plus Code: 9C3XV7WV+6J

Entry Name: Ascott House

Listing Date: 26 September 1951

Grade: II*

Source: Historic England

Source ID: 1291467

English Heritage Legacy ID: 350833

ID on this website: 101291467

Location: Lower Ascott, Buckinghamshire, LU7

County: Buckinghamshire

Civil Parish: Wing

Traditional County: Buckinghamshire

Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Buckinghamshire

Church of England Parish: Wing with Grove

Church of England Diocese: Oxford

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Description


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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