120, 122 & 124 High Street
Location/Address
120, 122 and 124 High Street, Waddesdon, Buckinghamshire, HP18 0JF
Type
Description
Row of three late nineteenth century Rothschild Estate cottages
Row of three houses located at western end of town. Two storey brick building beneath steeply pitched gable roof, the ridgeline of which runs parallel to the carriageway. Brick end stacks and
irregularly spaced mid ridge chimneys and chimneys contained within the roof plane. Roof laid in clay tiles with decorative red ridge tiles. Apex of gable walls hung in tiles. Centrally positioned gable also hung with tiles, breaks the eaves line at the centre of the building. Carved Rothschild motif located beneath. Seven bays relatively regular in its fenestration pattern. Two bays to the right (facing) could be later addition. Windows positioned at slightly different height to left hand bays reflecting
falling/rising gradient of land. Replacement windows throughout building, proportions of opening
indicate former timber sashes. Windows sit beneath red brick arches with stone keystone providing
colour contrast. Doors sit beneath brick arches with stone keystones and unusual leaded roofed open porches. General mass and form of building as well as regularity of fenestration and colour of painted timber details places this building firmly within the group of more modest and less flamboyant buildings either constructed by, or in this case, renovated by the Rothschild estate scattered throughout the village. Building is prominently positioned within the street and despite loss of original windows makes a positive visual contribution to the Conservation Area. Local Building of Note within the Conservation Area (B1).
Statement of Significance
Asset type
Row of three late nineteenth century Rothschild Estate cottages
Date Listed
11 Jan 2023
Last Updated
01 Nov 2022
Find Out More
Find out more about this Asset in Buckinghamshire's Local Heritage List:
https://local-heritage-list.org.uk/buckinghamshire/asset/4354
https://local-heritage-list.org.uk/buckinghamshire/asset/4354