Gilpin House Orchard Side Cowper and Newton Museum
GILPIN HOUSE, 29, MARKET PLACE
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II*
- List Entry Number:
- 1125295
- Date first listed:
- 03-Mar-1952
- List Entry Name:
- Gilpin House Orchard Side Cowper and Newton Museum
- Statutory Address:
- GILPIN HOUSE, 29, MARKET PLACE
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- Reference:
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II*
- List Entry Number:
- 1125295
- Date first listed:
- 03-Mar-1952
- Date of most recent amendment:
- 06-May-1983
- List Entry Name:
- Gilpin House Orchard Side Cowper and Newton Museum
- Statutory Address 1:
- GILPIN HOUSE, 29, MARKET PLACE
- Statutory Address 2:
- ORCHARD SIDE COWPER AND NEWTON MUSEUM, 30, MARKET PLACE
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:
- GILPIN HOUSE, 29, MARKET PLACE
- Statutory Address:
- ORCHARD SIDE COWPER AND NEWTON MUSEUM, 30, MARKET PLACE
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- Milton Keynes (Unitary Authority)
- Parish:
- Olney
- National Grid Reference:
- SP 88975 51272
Details
OLNEY MARKET PLACE SP 8851 1/96 (south side) 3.3.52 No 29 (Gilpin House) GV and No 30 (Orchard Side (Cowper and Newton Museum)) (Formerly listed as The Cowper Museum) II* The home of the poet William Cowper from 1767 to 1786. Early C18, plum brick and light red brick round the openings and with stone dressings, early C19 slate roof with very deep eaves on heavy plain brackets in groups of three. Three storeys, brick plinth with stone capping, stone floor bands, rusticated brick pilasters each end. Central doorway with wooden gate in stone doorcase with wide moulded architrave, pulvinated frieze and triangular pediment breaking the first floor band. Matching doorway to right, with three stone steps and 6-fielded panelled door. Low doorway on left. Five sash windows to ground floor. Eight sash windows to first and second floors, all windows having flat arched heads linked by keystones to the floor bands and moulded cills and large projecting rectangular aprons consisting of brick panel with stone architrave.
Listing NGR: SP8897551272
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 45767
- 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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