115-139 Wendover Road
Location/Address
115 - 139 Wendover Road, Aylesbury Buckinghamshire HP21 9LW
Type
Description
Row of late nineteenth century villas on Wendover Road
These are all Local Building of Note within the Wendover Road Conservation Area. (B1).
Statement of Significance
Asset type
Row of late nineteenth century villas on Wendover RoadArchitectural and Artistic Interest
Nos. 115, 119 to 121 and 125 to 139 are semi-detached, three-storey, late Victorian properties set slightly back from the road. The buildings are also constructed of brick but are either painted or rendered. Similar to their more substantial neighbours, these buildings are very ornate with decorative window surrounds, carved bargeboards, tiled gable roofs and prominent chimney stacks. The buildings are flamboyant in their detailing and large in scale, and due to their relatively good state of preservation arguably represent some of the most interesting and attractive examples of surviving Victorian architecture within the town. However the semi-detached dwelling of 115/ 115a, C20 two storey side is not of architectural interest. This relatively short row of buildings forms an attractive and architecturally cohesive group of late 19th century development. Victorian development has had a significant visual impact upon Aylesbury and yet relatively few 19th century buildings are represented within the existing Conservation Area boundaries.Historic Interest
The group of large villas situated along Wendover Road represent a more affluent housing type than the simple and modest vernacular 19th century buildings located on Granville Street and Ripon Street.Landmark Status
Although dislocated from the main Conservation Areas, nos. 115 to 145 Wendover Road are situated along one of the principal thoroughfares leading to the centre of Aylesbury and form a visually important and architecturally coherent group which is worthy of retention
Date Listed
n/a
Last Updated
14 Sep 2022