List entry Summary
This building is listed under the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 as amended for its special architectural or historic interest.
Name: CHAPEL
List entry Number: 1165582
Location
CHAPEL, CLIVEDEN ROAD
The building may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
| County |
District |
District Type |
Parish |
| Buckinghamshire | South Bucks | District Authority | Taplow |
National Park: Not applicable to this List entry.
Grade: I
Date first listed: 23-Sep-1955
Date of most recent amendment: 26-Apr-1985
Legacy System Information
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Legacy System: LBS
UID: 44269
Asset Groupings
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List entry Description
Summary of Building
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Reasons for Designation
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History
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Details
SU 98 NW TAPLOW CLIVEDEN ROAD (Cliveden)
3/668 Chapel (formerly listed as
Cliveden together with
23.9.55 terrace wall, octagonal
temple, Blenheim Pavilion
and balustrade from Villa
Borghese)
- I
By Giacomo Leoni and originally a gazebo; in course of erection in 1735. Con-
verted by the 1st Viscount Astor into a chapel in which he lies buried. The
mosaics in the chapel designed by J L Pearson and carried out by Clayton and
Bell, 1893-7. Lavish marble fittings, floor and wall covering. 2 urns by
T [Greenaway of Bath 1725. CL 24.2.77.
Listing NGR: SU9091885059
Selected Sources
- Article Reference - Title: 24 February - Date: 1977 - Journal Title: Country Life
- Article Reference - Title: Part 4 Buckinghamshire - Journal Title: Register of Parks and Gardens of Special Historic Interest in England
National Grid Reference: SU 90917 85058
Map
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