Taplow House Hotel

Taplow House Hotel was built in 1751 and underwent alterations around 1800, with some later work completed around 1840 by architect Basevi for Lord Thomond. The building is two storeys plus an attic and is constructed of brick, partly painted white. The entrance front is quite plain, featuring a crenellated brick parapet. It has 19th-century sash windows and a large mid-19th century Roman cement porte cochere supported by Doric columns. The ground floor has been extended, and there are two-storey wings on both the right and left sides that match the main style. A rainwater head dated 1751 is present on the building.

On the garden front, there are two 18th-century rainwater heads, one inscribed '1743 RS'. The front features two-storey brick canted bay windows with battlements and a central Tudor-style feature made of Roman cement, which includes a canted bay window on the ground floor. The wings also extend to the right and left, with a conservatory on the left side. The terrace wall is made of stock brick, with shallow buttresses, stairs, and wrought iron railings.

Inside, the entrance hall has Doric columns, likely designed by Basevi. The dining room is believed to have been constructed in 1800 for Pascoe Grenfell but has since been altered. The staircase features elaborate chiselled brass balusters, likely from the mid-19th century. Historically, the house was first mentioned in 1598 and was given by James I to Hampson, the first governor of Virginia, in 1628. Sir Thomas Lawrence is noted to have dined here.