Building record 1156702002 - THE AVIARY,WADDESDON MANOR

Summary

Nineteenth century aviary

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  • Listed Building (II) ()
  • Listed Building (II) 1159354: THE AVIARY (DBC2421)

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Type and Period (1)

  • AVIARY (19th Century - 1800 AD to 1899 AD)

Description

GRADE II. AVIARY. 1889, FOR BARON FERDINAND DE ROTHSCHILD, RESTORED 1960-66. CAST IRON, METAL LATTICE & WIRE MESH. CRESCENT-SHAPED WITH CENTRAL & END PAVILIONS. ROCOCO IN STYLE WITH SLENDER CAST IRON SHAFTS & LATTICE WORK PILASTERS DIVIDING BAYS, & UPPER BORDERS WITH ELABORATE SCROLLS & SHELL MOTIFS. CURVING [MORE](B1).
Trial trenching and watching brief carried by National Trust in winter 2002-3 during restoration works to aviary and aviary garden identified a number of 19th century flower beds and evidence for the locations of several of the original statues, removed in the 1964 reordering of the garden by Lanning Roper. See report for detail (B5).
Rocaille work and tufa provide the setting for the statuary in the grotto-alcove that forms the centrepiece of the nineteenth-century aviary at Waddesdon Manor (B13).

Sources (5)

  • <1>SBC19269 Bibliographic reference: DoE. 1985. List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest. p70.
  • <2>SBC4631 Bibliographic reference: English Heritage. 1994. REGISTER OF PARKS & GARDENS OF SPECIAL HISTORIC INTEREST IN ENGLAND: PART 4: BUCKINGHAMSHIRE. 4.
  • <3>SBC4649 Bibliographic reference: S Eriksen. 1965. WADDESDON MANOR: A GUIDE TO THE HOUSE AND ITS CONTENTS.
  • <5>SBC22410 Unpublished document: National Trust. 2003. Report Describing the Results of Archaeological Excavations Undertaken at the Aviary Garden, Waddesdon Manor.
  • <13>SBC20535 Bibliographic reference: Hazelle Jackson. 2001. Shell Houses and Grottoes. pp25,37.

Location

Grid reference SP 73106 16546 (point)
Civil Parish WADDESDON, Aylesbury Vale, Buckinghamshire

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Related Events/Activities (2)

  • Event - Survey: Site visit (EBC13595)
  • Event - Intervention: Trial trenching and watching brief (EBC16589)

Record last edited

Aug 31 2011 11:24AM

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