The Well House Hotel and Restaurant
THE WELL HOUSE HOTEL AND RESTAURANT, 34 AND 36, HIGH STREET
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1059409
- Date first listed:
- 11-Dec-1985
- List Entry Name:
- The Well House Hotel and Restaurant
- Statutory Address:
- THE WELL HOUSE HOTEL AND RESTAURANT, 34 AND 36, HIGH STREET
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- Date:
- 2001-03-04
- Reference:
- IOE01/03454/36
- Rights:
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1059409
- Date first listed:
- 11-Dec-1985
- List Entry Name:
- The Well House Hotel and Restaurant
- Statutory Address 1:
- THE WELL HOUSE HOTEL AND RESTAURANT, 34 AND 36, 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.
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 WELL HOUSE HOTEL AND RESTAURANT, 34 AND 36, HIGH STREET
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Oxfordshire
- District:
- South Oxfordshire (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Watlington
- National Grid Reference:
- SU 68863 94555
Details
WATLINGTON HIGH STREET SU6894 (North side) 6/183 Nos.34 and 36 (The Well House Hotel and Restaurant)
GV II
House, now flat, hotel and restaurant. C16, remodelled and refronted in early C18. Originally timber-framed. Front of knapped flint rubble with brick quoins and dressings; hipped old tile roof; brick rear end stack. Original plan form not determined. 2 storeys, basement and attic; 3-window range. Flat hood over C20 door. Brick segmental arched cellar windows; C20 flat arches over C20 sashes on ground floor, and on first-floor flat brick arches over horned sashes. Chequer brick storey band; moulded and modillioned wood cornice; C20 gabled roof dormer. C20 rear extension. Interior: early C18 cellar. Exposed timber framing and transverse beams with mortices; first-floor room to rear has arch-braced tie beam. Quarter-turn stairs to rear right. Eaves raised and collar-truss roof built in early C18. C16 house extended further to rear and was connected to front range by a first-floor gallery on the right. No.36 to left: C17, remodelled in late C18. Originally timber-framed. Front of late C18 colourwashed brick; timber framing to rear; gabled old tile roof; brick rear lateral stack. 2-unit plan. 2 storeys; 3-window range. Rendered flat brick arches over C20 door and 8-pane horned sashes; flat brick arches over late C19 two-light first-floor casements. Dentilled eaves. C20 rear extensions. C19/C20 left extension not of special architectural interest. Interior: exposed timber framing to rear. Beams of late C18 raised first floor. Late C18 quarter-turn stairs adjoining fireplace to rear. Arch-braced tie beams to C17 queen-post roof.
Listing NGR: SU6887294572
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 247654
- 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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