The Coseners House
THE COSENERS HOUSE, ABBEY CLOSE
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1183338
- Date first listed:
- 10-Dec-1971
- List Entry Name:
- The Coseners House
- Statutory Address:
- THE COSENERS HOUSE, ABBEY CLOSE
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1183338
- Date first listed:
- 10-Dec-1971
- List Entry Name:
- The Coseners House
- Statutory Address 1:
- THE COSENERS HOUSE, ABBEY CLOSE
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 COSENERS HOUSE, ABBEY CLOSE
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Oxfordshire
- District:
- Vale of White Horse (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Abingdon on Thames
- National Grid Reference:
- SU 50037 97011
Details
1. 752 ABBEY CLOSE
SU 5097 1/158 The Cosener's House
II
2. Formerly "The Abbey". C18 and C19 house in two buildings. Main building is C18. Three storeys. Blue brick with red brick dressings. Parapet. Band between storeys. Three windows, red brick architraves, segmental arches to top floor, moulded wood flush frames, double hung sashes with glazing bars. On first floor, two three-light windows in segmental recesses flank one segmental arched window. On ground floor two similar windows flank a six panel door in panelled wood architrave beneath a glass fanlight and noulded brick pediment. To right a matching later extension. Left hand wing of two storeys. C18 red and blue brick. Parapet and cornice. Tile roof. Three windows, band between storeys and cornice. Nine panel door in architrave with pedimented brick hood with keystone, supported on consoles. Left hand window has flat arch, double hung sash with glazing bars. To the right a rectangular bay, brick plinth, double sashes with glazing bars, wood bolection moulded frieze and cornice. To tile left a one storey later addition, hipped slate roof. Double hung sash windows with glazing bars in elliptical recess, red brick architrave. One other window to left. Two gables to garden elevation. Interior staircase and gallery with alternate straight and spiral turned balusters. Panelled walls.
Listing NGR: SU5003697049
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 250276
- 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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