Hopefield House is a Grade II listed building in the Buckinghamshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 11 October 1985. House. 3 related planning applications.
Hopefield House
- WRENN ID
- guardian-pinnacle-birch
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Buckinghamshire
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 11 October 1985
- Type
- House
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
House. Built in 1857 for the astronomer William Rutter Dawes. The house is constructed of witchert, which has been rendered in Roman cement. It has a hipped slate roof with paired eaves brackets. The centrally positioned entry is recessed with a depressed arch and pilasters. The doorway features a depressed arched radiating fanlight. Moulded, cement-surrounded sash windows are lugged to the ground floor. A two-bay, two-storey wing is set back on the right hand side, also featuring sashes. The rendered exterior has been scribed to imitate masonry blocks. A flat roof in the centre of the house was used for meteorological observations. William Rutter Dawes (1799-1868), an amateur astronomer, built the house. Elected a fellow of the Royal Astronomical Society in 1830 and awarded its Gold Medal in 1855, he was noted for his work on double stars.
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