Name: High and Over
Date: 1929
Architect: Amyas Connell
Borough: Buckinghamshire
Listing: Grade II*
Notes: Described by Sir John Betjeman as “the first modern house in England”, this Amersham home was built in 1929 for Professor Bernard Ashmole by Amays Connell. Built in a Y shape on a hill overlooking Amersham, its completion caused something of a sensation in the contemporary media.
See Also- Connell Ward & Lucas
Date: 1929
Architect: Amyas Connell
Borough: Buckinghamshire
Listing: Grade II*
Notes: Described by Sir John Betjeman as “the first modern house in England”, this Amersham home was built in 1929 for Professor Bernard Ashmole by Amays Connell. Built in a Y shape on a hill overlooking Amersham, its completion caused something of a sensation in the contemporary media.
See Also- Connell Ward & Lucas