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Hampden Hill DRAFT Conservation Area Character Appraisal Taplow Designated 1975 & 2006 Conservation areas were introduced through the Civic Amenities Act 1967 and are “areas of special architectural or historic interest, the character and appearance of which it is desirable to preserve or enhance” (Section 69 (1)(a) of the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990. This document identifies, describes and illustrates the features and characteristics that justify designation of Taplow as a Conservation Area. Any alterations or extensions to buildings within or adjacent to the Conservation Area are constrained by the need to respect the special characteristics identified in this document and in the Council’s local policies. 1 E u r o C o n s t B d D y e f M i l l R 65.5m a Pla yin g F ield c e 64.6m S S y d Taplow B t s n o k C c a o r r u T E Text anno S S e c a R l l 64.6m i M Listed Buildings 63.1m D A O R N h t E a D Existing Conservation Area E P V I L C De f H I L L F A Glen Island PropR osed Conservation Area M R O A D Produced from the Ordnance Survey Digital Mapping with the permission of the Controller of Her Majesty's Stationery Office Crown Copyright. N Pum ping Station Unauthorised reproduction infringes Crown Copyright and may lead to prosecution or civil proceedin6g1.6ms. El Sub Sta 64.6m South Bucks District Council LA100025874 2005 Root Ho 63.6m Allo tm en t G ar de ns E L AN M e A TCH c HI Hi t ch am L odg e a R 65.2m l l 63.6m Un d i M Tr ac k ot t age l y C Ho l GP 60.5m H i l l F a S C 2 rm h S 6 u C r c o h t m t C a 9 g o 4 4 t e . t s a 5 g e s S 1 1 N I 2 F 0 3m F 6 1 . 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BM 46.34m Vi ew 55 m St Ni c holas 's 25 The Old R ector y REC TO Churc h RY RO (s ite of) AD The Rec tory y LB r LB u b Ea st x e 42.1m Ba ps ey l TCB Th e F Mem or ial C ros s Co t ta ge SE Eri ska H A e Oak and Saw 7 El Sub RC 1 B D A l d s E u (P H ) E Sta C o AN K 59.0m O ELL B Tumulus We st R H St N ic ol as W r M Ba ps ey R o Ho us e C a Y n 4 6 o y H 1 a t I a L M 2 g 1 L ) e 5 m 1 lm Vie w u E ( h t 40.2m a P War M em orial Pa 4 t h 1 Pri or y C o t a ge Ne w 8 1 Ho us e 3 1 1 BM 39.96m 9 El Sub Sta 12 10 54.8m 5 P a t h E L LS 6 STO CK W 9 P 5 a 1 t 6 h FB Po nd 1 ) Well m u ( h Baps ey Sp rin gf i el d t Pond a Co t ta ge 7 P th Sp r in gf i el d H ou se S a N P Wh it l aw 48.5m E D R A El Springfield G N Sub Stables O Sta X A S Up pe r L od ge Up pe r B u m bl es To pl ey ) 46.3m Up pe r B u m bl es m Tu do r H e ig ht s To pl ey u ( P a h t t h a P El Sub Sta Re dw o od Fo xw el l Lod ge P a Wo od la nd s t h Th e Co ur t ya rd Ce da r Ho us e Li ssi am Lod ge Al ve st on Th e C oa ch Ho us e So ut h L od ge Ca rki ns 41.4m MILL L A NE 25.7m Th e Th at ch ed 42.7m Co t ta ge LA NE MIL L Ic e H ou se Taplow House H otel (d is us ed ) 39.6m t h a P We l C ot ta ge Wh it e h Gab le s a t P BM 35.6m 35.98m B E R R Y H I L L 34.2m Re dw o od Fi el do n H ou se 33.1m BM 32.75m St ab l e C ot t ag e Ho l y C o t ag e 50 0 50 Meters h a t P Berry H ill Farm 2 t r Iss ues 1 u FB o o t C l l 1 i H y 32.4m r r e B Boat House h a t P FB Pond 19.07.06 2 Location & Setting Taplow lies on the borders of Buckinghamshire and Berkshire close to the River Thames, on the western edge of the Burnham plateau. The settlement is built into a hillside that sweeps up from the valley floor in the south towards the Cliveden estate. The most significant architectural feature of the area, and the historic focus of this settlement, is Taplow Court, a large country house set in 80 acres of grounds leading down to the river. Much of the surrounding land, including the neighbouring village of Taplow, has strong historic links to Taplow Court, which stands imperiously on the headland overlooking the Thames Valley. Origins & Development Evidence points to Taplow having been continuously occupied for at least 10,000 years, the longest period for any settlement site in Buckinghamshire, and among the longest for any site in England. However, the centre of Taplow has moved over time. From the Middle Stone Age, through to the early 19th century the core was close to the present site of Taplow Court.
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