Dore's Cottage

DORE'S COTTAGE, HIGH STREET

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Overview

Heritage Category:
Listed Building
Grade:
II
List Entry Number:
1053066
Date first listed:
13-Jun-1988
List Entry Name:
Dore's Cottage
Statutory Address:
DORE'S COTTAGE, HIGH STREET

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Official list entry

Heritage Category:
Listed Building
Grade:
II
List Entry Number:
1053066
Date first listed:
13-Jun-1988
List Entry Name:
Dore's Cottage
Statutory Address 1:
DORE'S COTTAGE, HIGH STREET

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.

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Corrections and minor amendments

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.

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Corrections and minor amendments

Location

Statutory Address:
DORE'S COTTAGE, HIGH STREET

The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.

County:
Oxfordshire
District:
West Oxfordshire (District Authority)
Parish:
Ramsden
National Grid Reference:
SP 35651 15216

Details

RAMSDEN HIGH STREET SP3515 (South-west side) 18/103 Dore's Cottage

GV II

House, latterly shop. Late C16 or early C17 with late C17 addition. Coursed limestone rubble with stone slate roof (C20 machine tiles to rear). Four half bays with cross passage off-centre to right. One storey and attic. Large integral brick end stack to left, external stone lateral stack to rear with brick shaft and brick ridge stack to right. Pair of gabled semi-dormers to left, with 2- and 3-light wooden casements. Ground-floor C19 square bay to left (former shop window) of 3 x 1 lights and 3-light small-paned C19 wooden casement to right with wooden lintel. Late C17 projecting gabled wing off-centre to right with integral brick end stack, 2-light wooden attic casement and ground-floor 2-light wooden casement, both with wooden lintels. C19 four-panelled half-glazed door with wooden lintel to left of glazed nail-studded door. Blocked former cross-passage doorway to right of wing (see straight joints and wooden lintel). Interior: chamfered ceiling beams. Large inglenook fireplace in right-hand room with wooden lintel and monolithic stone jambs. Blocked corner fireplace in front wing. C17 oak winder staircase to front. Old oak floor boards. Blocked fireplace in left-hand bedroom. Old cupboards with wrought-iron strap hinges. Roof with collar trusses.

Listing NGR: SP3562615224

Legacy

The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.

Legacy System number:
252546
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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