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The Log Hut

A Grade II Listed Building in Woburn, Central Bedfordshire

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Coordinates

Latitude: 52.0003 / 52°0'1"N

Longitude: -0.6088 / 0°36'31"W

OS Eastings: 495605

OS Northings: 234457

OS Grid: SP956344

Mapcode National: GBR F26.GXC

Mapcode Global: VHFQR.DZJF

Plus Code: 9C4X292R+4F

Entry Name: The Log Hut

Listing Date: 16 March 1987

Grade: II

Source: Historic England

Source ID: 1321673

English Heritage Legacy ID: 38290

ID on this website: 101321673

Location: Central Bedfordshire, MK43

County: Central Bedfordshire

Civil Parish: Woburn

Traditional County: Bedfordshire

Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Bedfordshire

Church of England Parish: Woburn

Church of England Diocese: St.Albans

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Description


SP 93 SE WOBURN WOBURN PARK
3/194 The Log Hut
- II
Garden house. Built c,1838 for John 6th Duke of Bedford. North American
style log cabin set in glade of evergreen trees. Coursed ironstone plinth.
Upper part of logs which retain their bark, apparently encasing brick
structure. Roof of fishscale shingles, with logs to ridges. Deep verges to
gables, undersides with logwork facing. Irregular cross-shaped plan.
Single-storeyed. SW gable has part-glazed double doors with twigwork
decoration. This is reached by flight of timber steps with moulded timber
balustrade. N angle has twigwork door up flight of stone steps. Other
elevations have casement windows with plank shutters. Substantial ironstone
ridge stack with 3 linked moulded square shafts. Bedfordshire Record Office:
CRT 130 Woburn 33, notes on the Log House, Woburn, compiled by Marie P G
Draper, Archivist to Bedford Estates.


Listing NGR: SP9560534457

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