The Old Aviary, The Green
Location/Address
None recorded
Type
Description
Mid-nineteenth century estate workers' cottage, built in 1840s-1850s as accommodation for kennelman
Cottage, probably originated as kennelman’s house adjacent to site of former stag hounds kennels
(1840s/50s) next to site of former aviary (late 1870s), when it became accommodation for aviary keeper.
Decorative Flemish bond red brickwork under slate roof. Gables with ornamental finials at apex. Square
bay to E with stone dressings prominent from Green. Other windows square headed with stone
dressings. Outbuilding to north in timber boarding and projecting central gable all painted sage green:
hipped tile roof. Modern knot garden on road frontage. With substantial and attractive outbuilding forms important part of frontage on W side of the Green. Similar style to Nos. 14 & 16 The Green but more ornamentation.
Significance: Early Rothschild estate worker’s cottage forming part of the village scene on the south side
of the green, survives intact. Notable for its association with the lost Kennels and hunting stables and its later use for the aviary keeper.
Issues: Possibly not as visible as was intended, and potential for completely being obscured by garden
planting. A local note building within the conservation area of Mentmore (B1).
Statement of Significance
Asset type
Mid-nineteenth century estate workers' cottage, built in 1840s-1850s as accommodation for kennelman
Date Listed
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