The Crown Hotel
THE CROWN HOTEL, 25, MARKET PLACE
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1048448
- Date first listed:
- 10-Nov-1952
- List Entry Name:
- The Crown Hotel
- Statutory Address:
- THE CROWN HOTEL, 25, MARKET PLACE
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- Reference:
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1048448
- Date first listed:
- 10-Nov-1952
- List Entry Name:
- The Crown Hotel
- Statutory Address 1:
- THE CROWN HOTEL, 25, MARKET PLACE
The scope of legal protection for listed buildings
This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.
Unless the List entry states otherwise, it includes both the structure itself and any object or structure fixed to it (whether inside or outside) as well as any object or structure within the curtilage of the building.
For these purposes, to be included within the curtilage of the building, the object or structure must have formed part of the land since before 1st July 1948.
The scope of legal protection for listed buildings
This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.
Unless the List entry states otherwise, it includes both the structure itself and any object or structure fixed to it (whether inside or outside) as well as any object or structure within the curtilage of the building.
For these purposes, to be included within the curtilage of the building, the object or structure must have formed part of the land since before 1st July 1948.
Location
- Statutory Address:
- THE CROWN HOTEL, 25, MARKET PLACE
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Oxfordshire
- District:
- Vale of White Horse (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Great Faringdon
- National Grid Reference:
- SU 28877 95597
Details
GREAT FARINGDON MARKET PLACE SU 2895
3/67 No 25 (The Crown Hotel)
10.11.52
GV II
Early to mid C17, refronted in mid C18. Large rubble stone inn probably originally including Portwell House to east. 3-storey and attic with steep stone tiled roof and 2 renewed large chimney stacks with diagonal brick shafts on stone base. 4 flat dormers. Roughcast front with parapet and stone band over first floor. Painted angle quoins and plain window surrounds. 5-window range. Ground floor semi-basement with one small sash and 2 3-light stone mullioned windows flanking stone 4-centred arched doorway with original plank door. Early C18 Doric porch with 2 columns and pilaster responds. Panelled wood framing to doorway. 4 windows to first floor, 5 to second floor, glazing bar sash windows. To east side large carriage arch with stone 4-centred arch, single chamfered. Rear: later C17 external staircase, closed string, turned balusters and moulded rail. C17 stone arched doorway to basement with plank door. Interior: early C17 plaster ceiling to first floor front room, shallow relief interlaced lines with foliage. Rear courtyard with stuccoed 2-storey C18 west range. Modern tiled roof. Deep coved cornice to west front and slight north return. 6-window range at first floor, 3 earlier C18 windows at south end. C19 verandah to ground floor and rear of main front range. North side, early C18, stuccoed rubble stone with steep pitched stone tiled roof. One segment headed dormer. 4-window range of segment-headed glazing bar sash windows, 1 removed at first floor and ground floor 1 converted to door. The east side of the courtyard is part of Portwell House, adjoining.
Listing NGR: SU2886295617
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 249457
- Legacy System:
- LBS
Legal
This building is listed under the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 as amended for its special architectural or historic interest.
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