Description

1.
5130 DATCHET HORTON ROAD
(north side)
No 45
(Cedar House)
SU 9977 5/17 23.9.55

II

2.
Cl7, altered mid C18 and C19. Timber frame rendered and colourwashed. Welsh slate
hipped roof, two storeys and attics. Modern double hung sashes with glazing bars in
flush wood cases, with tile cills and window shutters. Central ground floor window
of three-lights with wood mullions and glazing bars. Door on right hand with
rusticated surround and raised keystone. First and second floor raised bands.
Second floor shortened on right slightly by continued east side slope of roof. One
storey, one window outshut to right hand ground floor.
Interior: contains ovolo, painted panelling with dado in main ground and first floor
rooms, two marble mantelpieces, one Cl7 staircase window with wood mullion and
transome. Doors are original complete with locks, and there is a late C18 wall
painting at the rear of ground floor.
Dr Herschell the Astronomer is reputed to have lived here circa 1780, - The History
of Datchet, S Osborn 1896.

Listing NGR: SU9908577010

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26411150

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Recommended Books

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  Worcestershire Revised Edition (Buildings of England) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  London 4: North: North v. 4 (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Period Property Manual (New Ed)
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  Lancashire: Manchester and the South-East (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Harrow on the Hill: A photographic portrayal of listed buildings and structures (Historic Buildings Picture Guides)
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  Old House Care and Repair