Chipping Norton Recording Studios
CHIPPING NORTON RECORDING STUDIOS, NEW STREET
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1183426
- Date first listed:
- 20-Jun-1986
- List Entry Name:
- Chipping Norton Recording Studios
- Statutory Address:
- CHIPPING NORTON RECORDING STUDIOS, NEW STREET
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1183426
- Date first listed:
- 20-Jun-1986
- List Entry Name:
- Chipping Norton Recording Studios
- Statutory Address 1:
- CHIPPING NORTON RECORDING STUDIOS, NEW 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:
- CHIPPING NORTON RECORDING STUDIOS, NEW STREET
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Oxfordshire
- District:
- West Oxfordshire (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Chipping Norton
- National Grid Reference:
- SP 31207 27076
Details
CHIPPING NORTON NEW STREET SP 3027-3127 (south side) 3/67 Chipping Norton Recording - Studios (formerly British Schools) GV II Former house, then British Schools, now recording studios. Circa 1730 house enlarged in 1854 to form the schools. Coursed and squared rubblestone with stone dressings and a gabled slate roof with 2 ridge stone stacks and open ridge stove flue placed centrally. The centre of the roadside facade is the 2-storey original house of 5 bays with banded quoins, projecting architraves and proud keystones to the 12-pane C20 windows; first floor platband and moulded cornice. This last was given a stepped parapet proclaiming 'British Schools' in 1854. To this 5 bay section were added 2 flanking extensions, the left for the boys, the right hand for the girls. These have the first floor band which links them with the original house and similar dressings to the windows. The boys' section has C19 12-pane sashes to its 2 upper windows and a 16-pane sash to the ground floor opening. To the left of this is a 4-panel door with 2-pane rectangular fanlight and to the right a C20 door with glazed rectangular fanlight. The girls' section of 2 bays has C20 fenestration and a C20 eight panel door with rectangular fanlight above.
Listing NGR: SP3120727076
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 251684
- 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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