Flint Cottage Flint House
FLINT COTTAGE, 53, HIGH STREET
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1059630
- Date first listed:
- 09-Dec-1949
- List Entry Name:
- Flint Cottage Flint House
- Statutory Address:
- FLINT COTTAGE, 53, HIGH STREET
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1059630
- Date first listed:
- 09-Dec-1949
- Date of most recent amendment:
- 09-Feb-1988
- List Entry Name:
- Flint Cottage Flint House
- Statutory Address 1:
- FLINT COTTAGE, 53, HIGH STREET
- Statutory Address 2:
- FLINT HOUSE, 52, 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:
- FLINT COTTAGE, 53, HIGH STREET
- Statutory Address:
- FLINT HOUSE, 52, 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:
- Wallingford
- National Grid Reference:
- SU 60519 89493
Details
WALLINGFORD HIGH STREET SU6089SE (North side) Wallingford 11/87 Nos.52 (Flint House) and 53 09/12/49 (Flint Cottage) (Formerly listed as Flint House and No.53 (Flint Cottage)
GV II
House, now museum and dwelling. Probably mid C16 with later alterations. Flint and stone mixture with stone dressings; plain-tile roof; C20 rebuilt brick ridge stack to left with diagonally set outer flues, various brick stacks. Probably originally double-ended Hall house with cross-wings, indicated by continuation of quoins of cross-gables visible to centre first floor wall. 2 storeys and attic; 3-window range. 6-panel door with overlight and rusticated round-topped stone surround to left of centre. 6-panel door with decorative overlight and flat hood to right of centre. Tripartite unhorned sashes with glazing bars and plain stone surrounds to left and centre. 3-light casements with painted stone surround to right. Three 4-light stone mullion and transom windows with hood moulds to first floor. 3 cross-gables have stone dressings. Centre cross-gable has brick dressings continuing into first floor wall. 2-light stone mullion windows to left and right cross-gable, that to left having hood mould. 3-light stone mullion window to centre. Rear: large timber framing with some angle bracing to first floor with painted infill. Interior: C20 alterations to form museum. Areas of timber framing visible. Flint Cottage noted as having portions of canted bay window with diamond mullions. Single-storey wing to right, 2-window range. Probably late C18. Red brick wth flared headers in Flemish bond; old plain-tile roof. History: site granted in 1546 to John Norreys. (V.C.H.: Berkshire, Vol.III, 1923, p.518; "Some Notes on the Domestic Architecture of Wallingford, Berkshire", by P.S. Spokes in Berkshire Archaeological Journal, Vol.50, 1947; "Historic Wallingford, a walk-round guide"' by J and S Dewey, 1982).
Listing NGR: SU6051989493
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 249255
- Legacy System:
- LBS
Sources
Books and journals
Dewey, J, S, , Historic Wallingford A Walk Round Guide, (1982)
Berkshire Archaeological Journal in Berkshire Archaeological Journal, Vol. 50, (1947)
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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