Savay Farm

Savay Farm
Former names Derdent Manor
General information
Type Hall house
Address The Savay, Savay Lane
Town or city Denham
Country England
Coordinates 51°34′54″N 0°29′26″W / 51.581571°N 0.490563°W / 51.581571; -0.490563Coordinates: 51°34′54″N 0°29′26″W / 51.581571°N 0.490563°W / 51.581571; -0.490563
Completed 14th century
Designations Grade I listed

Savay Farm is a Grade I listed 14th century farmhouse at The Savay, Denham, Buckinghamshire, England.[1][2]

The house has a timber frame and red brick nogging.[1]

It was granted Grade I status in September 1955, protecting it from unauthorised alteration or demolition.[1]

Past owners have included the Derdent Family, after whom the house was once named, Lieutenant General Gerald Goodlake VC, and Sir Oswald Mosley.[2]

As of December 2016, the house is in private ownership. It is within 300 metres (330 yd) of the proposed path of the High Speed 2 railway, which would pass the house on the 30 metres (33 yd) high Colne Valley Viaduct.[3][4]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Historic England. "Details from listed building database (1332700)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 14 December 2016.
  2. 1 2 "SAVAY FARM". Domesday Reloaded. BBC. Retrieved 14 December 2016.
  3. "HS2 Bucks CC Mitigation Blueprint". Buckinghamshire Archaeological Society. Retrieved 14 December 2016.
  4. Mount, Harry (14 January 2012). "HS2 rail link: Hundreds of historic houses will be ruined by the new high speed line". Mail Online. Retrieved 14 December 2016.

Further reading

  • Page, W (1908). The Victoria History of the County of Buckingham. p. 256.
  • An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Buckinghamshire. One: South. 1912.
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