Church Cottage and Ferryman's House

CHURCH COTTAGE, JUNCTION ROAD

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Overview

Heritage Category:
Listed Building
Grade:
II
List Entry Number:
1053344
Date first listed:
15-May-1989
List Entry Name:
Church Cottage and Ferryman's House
Statutory Address:
CHURCH COTTAGE, JUNCTION ROAD

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Official list entry

Heritage Category:
Listed Building
Grade:
II
List Entry Number:
1053344
Date first listed:
15-May-1989
List Entry Name:
Church Cottage and Ferryman's House
Statutory Address 1:
CHURCH COTTAGE, JUNCTION ROAD
Statutory Address 2:
FERRYMAN'S HOUSE

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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:
CHURCH COTTAGE, JUNCTION ROAD
Statutory Address:
FERRYMAN'S HOUSE

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

County:
Oxfordshire
District:
West Oxfordshire (District Authority)
Parish:
Churchill
National Grid Reference:
SP2827524033

Details

CHURCHILL JUNCTION ROAD
SP2824-2924 (East side)
16/59 Church Cottage and Ferryman's
House

GV II

Pair of houses, right latterly a shop. Late C17 or early C18 and early to
mid-C19; later additions and alterations. Church Cottage. Roughly coursed
limestone rubble; stone slate roof with artificial slates to rear. Possible
3-unit baffle-entry plan, said formerly to have been 2 cottages, which may also
have been the original arrangement. 2 storeys and attic. 4 casements with wood
lintels directly below eaves and 3 to ground floor, one to either side of
boarded door to left and one to right of C20 lean-to porch, all early C19 except
C20 window above porch. 2 gabled dormers in roof slope. Truncated integral end
stack to left, ridge stack to left of porch and integral end stack abutting end
stack of Ferryman's House. C19 lean-to with boarded door to front attached to
left gable end. Ferryman's House. Roughly coursed limestone rubble; slate
roofs. 2 sections, left and lower with 2 glazing bar sashes on each floor,
horned to ground floor, and right with 2-storey canted bay window (4-paned sash
on each floor) to right and glazing bar sash above 6-panel door with
semi-circular fanlight to left, both door and window in plain stone surrounds.
Integral end stacks to lower section and integral ashlar end stack with
dripstone and moulded capping to right of upper section. Interior. Church
Cottage only inspected. Chamfered spine beams and joists in 2 ground-floor rooms
to left of ridge stack and in room to right, beam in middle room with stepped
ogee stops. Ridge stack has inglenook fireplace with chamfered wood lintel and
infilled inglenook fireplace to right stack. Oak winder staircase from ground to
first floor to right of ridge stack and another from first floor to attic to
right of right stack. Chamfered spine beams and joists to first-floor rooms.
Attic has double butt-purlin roof in 2 bays to each side of ridge stack, left
truss with collar. C19 single-storey service ranges and C20 additions to rear
are not of special architectural interest.
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Listing NGR: SP2827524033

Legacy

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

Legacy System number:
253952
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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