Cromwell House and the Old Forge
CROMWELL HOUSE, CHEAPSIDE
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1053598
- Date first listed:
- 04-May-1989
- List Entry Name:
- Cromwell House and the Old Forge
- Statutory Address:
- CROMWELL HOUSE, CHEAPSIDE
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1053598
- Date first listed:
- 04-May-1989
- List Entry Name:
- Cromwell House and the Old Forge
- Statutory Address 1:
- CROMWELL HOUSE, CHEAPSIDE
- Statutory Address 2:
- THE OLD FORGE, CHEAPSIDE
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:
- CROMWELL HOUSE, CHEAPSIDE
- Statutory Address:
- THE OLD FORGE, CHEAPSIDE
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Oxfordshire
- District:
- West Oxfordshire (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Bampton
- National Grid Reference:
- SP 31416 03252
Details
SP3003-3103 BAMPTON CHEAPSIDE (West side) 13/48 Cromwell House and The Old Forge
GV II Two houses, part formerly used as forge. C17/early C18, altered. Coursed rubble limestone with rough quoins, slate roof, flanking brick chimneys. 2 storeys, 5 bays. 2- and 3-light wooden casements with horizontal glazing bars and ovolo-moulded wooden lintels, most casements renewed C20. Ground floor left bays have C20 transomed windows, that to second bay a canted bay window. C20 door between left bays, with C20 gabled wooden hood. C20 glazed door to right with ovolo-moulded wooden lintel. Traces of other blocked openings. Later rear wing, forming L-plan, has large C20 wooden casements and garage openings. Interior: left bay has heavy stop-chamfered spine beams to ground and first floors, slightly chamfered joists, and shaped stair well with renewed wooden winders on axis with stack. Double butt purlin roof on trusses with tie beams and collars, one with wattle and daub partition.
Listing NGR: SP3141603252
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 253358
- 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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