Chestnut End, Halton

Building

Roofed and walled permanent structures.

Asset type

Building

Age

Thought to be built in the early 1900s.

Architectural and Artistic Interest

Tennis pavilion constructed in brick with hipped roof, displaying the Rothschild architectural style, featuring a veranda designed as a portico with decorative columns, carved wooden bargeboard possibly with Rothschild emblem. Pavilion extended to rear.

Group Value

Group value with other buildings in the village that were built or altered as part of the Rothschild Estate.

Historic Interest

The pavilion has historic and communal value. It was originally built as a cricket pavilion in the early 1900s and was given to the RAF in 1919 along with Halton House and surrounding land, by the Rothschild family, for use as a training camp in WWI. Officers of the RAF replaced the cricket pitch with tennis courts in 1929 and in the 1950's the Halton Village Lawn Tennis Club was established, allowing the facilities to also be used by the community. The first airdrome of its kind was established on the site in 1979 and the Halton Tennis Centre established in 2001. (Source: Haltontennis.co.uk).

12 Jan 2023

27 Mar 2022

Find out more about this Asset in Buckinghamshire's Local Heritage List:
https://local-heritage-list.org.uk/buckinghamshire/asset/9915