Sheepcotts, Hyde End
Location/Address
Sheepcotts
Hyde Lane
Hyde End
Great Missenden
Buckinghamshire
HP16 0RF
Type
Description
Extremely attractive & distinctive, traditional Chiltern home having ‘roots’ in a very old cottage significantly enlarged in the of early years of the C20th.
Over 2-floor & in a style reflective of the local vernacular tradition.
Original part of dwelling retained, with 3 gables visible to front, with timber frame & brick/flint work incorporated, under pictured & tiled roof with old chimneys.
This is a building of significant local note to Hyde End.
Statement of Significance
Asset type
Lovely old house.Age
Original part of dwelling must date back to at least 1800. Significant enlargement circa 1908 with further alteration/additions in the early 1920’s.Rarity
High quality house, of age, sensitively enlarged to create a pleasing finish.Architectural and Artistic Interest
Two-storey house in a traditional vernacular style. Timber frame to original part of house, infilled with brick & flint. Early C20th addition in keeping stylistically with original dwelling. Subsequently, some areas of facade have been rendered (& painted), with there being the additional of tile-hanging. Heavy oak front door, surrounded by simple porch. Ground-floor finished in brick, much obscured by vegetation, but what can be seen in in Flemish Bond. Old leaded-light windows to both floors. Second-floor finished with hung tiles, presumably added during 1920’s work, to left-hand half. Gable to right-hand side, also tile-hung. Remainder exhibits timber frame with cream finished render between. Dormer above porch, with staircase window set lower to the left-hand side. Selection of 5 old chimneys - all in brick, exhibiting artisan touches to design - can be seen. Those to centre-right give impression of greater age, whilst those to each end & the left-hand proportion appear to date from the early C20th enlargement. 3 gables to front, in total. Pitched roof, covered with old clay tiles. In addition, there is a single-story projection on the left-hand side - brick & flint construction, under pitched roof - that is hardly visible. Also, old brick & flint wall to front boundary. Large & mature garden, very much in keeping with rustic style of dwelling. Adjacent Sheepcotts Cottage (Grade II Listed), sits within this, with both being in same ownership. Architect for initial 1908 enlargement was Herbert Kitchen. Subsequent 1920’s alterations believed to by Forbes & Tate, with work executed by Rust & Ratcliffe builders of Chesham.Group Value
Adjacent to Sheepcotts Cottage, which have historically been in the same ownership, which is Grade II Listed. Across & slightly further up Hyde Lane from Chapel Farm, another very old cottage enlarged significantly in the early C20th for the same family as Sheepcotts. Large garden also backs on to that of The Hyde, which has been nominated separately.Historic Interest
Once owned by Sir William Manning, in the early years of the last century prior to the enlargement. Presumably a retreat in England, as he served both in the Army & as a Diplomat abroad.Landmark Status
Quite road, very noticeable house due to appearance & associated size of garden/frontage.
Date Listed
n/a
Last Updated
04 Apr 2023