The Thatch
The Thatch, 23, Church Street
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1180905
- Date first listed:
- 18-Jul-1963
- List Entry Name:
- The Thatch
- Statutory Address:
- The Thatch, 23, Church Street
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- Date:
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- Reference:
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1180905
- Date first listed:
- 18-Jul-1963
- Date of most recent amendment:
- 20-Feb-1986
- List Entry Name:
- The Thatch
- Statutory Address 1:
- The Thatch, 23, Church 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 Thatch, 23, Church 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:
- SU6871994649
Details
This list entry was subject to a Minor Amendment on 14 September 2021 to remove superfluous amendment details and to reformat the text to current standards
SU6894
6/138
WATLINGTON
CHURCH STREET (North side)
No.23 (The Thatch)
(Formerly listed as No.17 (The Thatch), previously listed as The Thatch)
18/07/63
GV
II
House. Early/mid C17. Two ranges: rectangular timber framing with colourwashed brick infill to left; similar right range with more irregular framing and C18 ground-floor wall of flint rubble with brick dressings. Gabled thatch roof; old tile valley at junction of right wing with massive central brick stack, which has old tile roof over front bread oven; brick C17 ridge and C18 left end stacks. L-plan with right wing. One-storey and attic. Three-window range to left has C20 porch and door, and late C19 ground-floor and half-dormer casements. Two-storey gabled front of right wing has late C19 two-light casement over C20 casement; right side wall has fire insurance plaque and first-floor two-light horizontal sliding sashes. Interior: quartered beams and open fireplace in right service wing. Chamfered and jewel-stopped beams to centre and left. Queen-post roof.
Listing NGR: SU6871994649
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 247610
- 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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