Western House
WESTERN HOUSE, 54, THAME ROAD
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1181176
- Date first listed:
- 18-Jul-1963
- List Entry Name:
- Western House
- Statutory Address:
- WESTERN HOUSE, 54, THAME ROAD
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1181176
- Date first listed:
- 18-Jul-1963
- Date of most recent amendment:
- 14-May-1986
- List Entry Name:
- Western House
- Statutory Address 1:
- WESTERN HOUSE, 54, THAME ROAD
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:
- WESTERN HOUSE, 54, THAME ROAD
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Oxfordshire
- District:
- South Oxfordshire (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Warborough
- National Grid Reference:
- SU 59810 93789
Details
WARBOROUGH THAME ROAD SU5993 (East side) 9/151 No.54 (Western House) 18/07/65 (Formerly listed as Nirvana)
GV II
Substantial house. Late C16, altered early C17. Pebbledashed and rendered timber framing on flint and brick plinth; old plain-tile roof with pebbledashed stacks. 3-unit plan, extended. 2 storeys plus attics. 3-window pebbledashed front has projecting gabled outer bays, that to left with a weatherboarded gable, and each with a small C19 plank door near its outer angle, adjacent to a window. All windows are casements except for a 6-pane wide sash in the right bay. A stack of 3 shafts rises to right of centre, and a massive early-C17 chimney, bearing many shafts, projects from the left gable wall and is partly contained within an extension (now No.56 q.v.). Right end wall and rear have small irregular windows and there is a rear gable, to left, and 2 small brick extensions. Interior: massive internal stack with 2 Tudor-arched moulded-stone fireplaces and a first-floor fireplace with a brick Tudor arch; early C17 rectangular stone fireplace with ovolo mouldings; C17 oak panelling with fluted pilasters; one flight of C16 oak solid-tread stair leading to attics; oak roof structure with butt and clasped purlins; evidence of herringbone brick infill to right gable.
Listing NGR: SU5981093789
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 248182
- 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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