1 The Cottage, Wing Road

Location/Address

None recorded

Type

Building

Historic or particularly important modern buildings.

Description

Service wing to mid-nineteenth century small country house or villa, added after 1840s, now converted to 3 houses. House. 2 storey 3 gables to frontage with largest in centre with progressive slight projections. Cream painted pebble dashed walls, unusual for Mentmore. Blue slate roof. Plain bargeboards. Victorian style sash windows painted black. May originate as service wing for The Cottage, the house (Nos. 2 and 3) used by Mayer and his wife while the mansion was under construction. Significance: Later addition to early Rothschild estate building, survives intact. A local note building within the conservation area of Mentmore (B19). 1879 1st edition 25-inch OS map shows a similar-sized wing to rear of No 3.

Map

Statement of Significance

Asset type

Service wing to mid-nineteenth century small country house or villa, added after 1840s, now converted to 3 houses.

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Date Listed

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