Description

SP 71 SE HARTWELL HARTWELL

3/97 Pavilion ('The Cot') S.E. of
Hartwell House
25.10.51
II*

Pavilion c.1730 attributed to James Gibbs. Cottage attached after 1750, called
Swiss Cottage, now demolished. Ashlar stone, Ionic pilasters flanking
semicircular arched opening with architrave, triple keyblock and
impost moulding. Entablature with pulvinated frieze, dentil cornice and
pediment. Similar treatment to internal wall. The Pavilion originally
stood at the end of a long canal, now filled in. Said to have been used
as a studio by Sir Joshua Reynolds on visits to Hartwell.
(Country Life 15.3.79 pp 707 plate 1).

Listing NGR: SP7976212316

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q96121854

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