Filkins Museum, With Lock-up and Attached Stone Slab Fencing
FILKINS MUSEUM, WITH LOCK-UP AND ATTACHED STONE SLAB FENCING, VILLAGE STREET
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1053497
- Date first listed:
- 04-May-1989
- List Entry Name:
- Filkins Museum, With Lock-up and Attached Stone Slab Fencing
- Statutory Address:
- FILKINS MUSEUM, WITH LOCK-UP AND ATTACHED STONE SLAB FENCING, VILLAGE STREET
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1053497
- Date first listed:
- 04-May-1989
- List Entry Name:
- Filkins Museum, With Lock-up and Attached Stone Slab Fencing
- Statutory Address 1:
- FILKINS MUSEUM, WITH LOCK-UP AND ATTACHED STONE SLAB FENCING, VILLAGE 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.
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:
- FILKINS MUSEUM, WITH LOCK-UP AND ATTACHED STONE SLAB FENCING, VILLAGE STREET
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Oxfordshire
- District:
- West Oxfordshire (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Filkins and Broughton Poggs
- National Grid Reference:
- SP2381904238
Details
SP2204-2304 FILKINS AND BROUGHTON POGGS VILLAGE STREET
(North-west side)
Filkins
7/194 Filkins Museum, with lock-up
and attached stone slab
fencing
cGV II
Former pair of cottages, the right at one time used as outbuilding, both now
serving as museum. Village lock-up is attached to left end, and to front are
remains of stone slab fences. Left cottage is early C18 in origin, altered C20;
remainder is early-mid C19. Coursed limestone rubble. Left cottage, formerly
thatched, now has mid C20 stone slate roof, and large rubble stone chimney to
right with stone slated off-sets. Formerly one storey and attic; 2 bays. Ground
floor openings, with ammonites set into the walling. Roof has 2 C20 skylights.
Right cottage has Welsh slate roof and is taller, formerly of one storey and
attic but with floor removed C20. 2 bays, the right blind, the left with later
lean-to, formerly a tall entry but now blocked with rubble walling and 2-light
casement. Central board door with C20 wooden lintel. 2-light barred wooden
casements with older wooden lintels in right gable end. Lean-to extensions to
rear, dated 1975, are not of special architectural interest, Lock-up is set in
narrow space between walls of left cottage and The Old Post Office. Space is
covered by roof of large stone slabs, and has old board door to front with
studs, strap hinges and small square grille. Stone bench inside at far end.
Included for group value,
(Illustrated in Country Life: April 28th 1944, p731)
Listing NGR: SP2381904238
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 253516
- Legacy System:
- LBS
Sources
Books and journals
Country Life in 28 April, (1944), 731
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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