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Gardener's Cottage at Ashfold School

A Grade II Listed Building in Dorton, Buckinghamshire

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Coordinates

Latitude: 51.8212 / 51°49'16"N

Longitude: -1.015 / 1°0'53"W

OS Eastings: 467990

OS Northings: 214075

OS Grid: SP679140

Mapcode National: GBR 9ZT.VL2

Mapcode Global: VHDV1.CH97

Plus Code: 9C3WRXCP+F2

Entry Name: Gardener's Cottage at Ashfold School

Listing Date: 26 February 1985

Grade: II

Source: Historic England

Source ID: 1124267

English Heritage Legacy ID: 42454

ID on this website: 101124267

Location: Dorton, Buckinghamshire, HP18

County: Buckinghamshire

Civil Parish: Dorton

Traditional County: Buckinghamshire

Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Buckinghamshire

Church of England Parish: Dorton

Church of England Diocese: Oxford

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Description


SP 61 SE
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DORTON
Gardener's Cottage at Ashfold School

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GV II

Now a house, former function unknown. Late C16 - early C17, altered.
Thin brick, mostly in English bond, with blue diapers. Rubble stone plinth with chamfered coping. Old tile roof, external C20 brick chimneys to each gable. 2 storeys and attic, 3 bays. Gable ends have 2-light stone mullion windows with moulded stone cornices, the lower window at W. end altered to doorway, the lower window at E, end blocked by chimney. Some leaded lights. W. gable also has similar single light to attic. S. front, to garden, has central door with 4-centred stone arch.
All windows to N. and S. inserted C19-C20, with sashes and wooden casements.
Interior: ground floor originally a single space with stop-chamfered cross beams; massive tie beams, those to gable walls cut with ends resting on moulded stone corbels, those between bays with centres cut into form of 4-centred arches; altered C17 queen strut trusses.


Listing NGR: SP6799014075

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