Cantorist House
CANTORIST HOUSE, CHURCH ROW
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1198050
- Date first listed:
- 24-Nov-1966
- List Entry Name:
- Cantorist House
- Statutory Address:
- CANTORIST HOUSE, CHURCH ROW
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1198050
- Date first listed:
- 24-Nov-1966
- List Entry Name:
- Cantorist House
- Statutory Address 1:
- CANTORIST HOUSE, CHURCH ROW
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:
- CANTORIST HOUSE, CHURCH ROW
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:
- Childrey
- National Grid Reference:
- SU 36028 87773
Details
CHILDREY CHURCH ROW SU3687 (North side) 12/50 Cantorist House 24/11/66
GV II
House. Late C17 left wing and central range with earlier C17 right wing. Left and central wings built of chalk rubble brought to course, rendered front to left wing; limestone dressings and brick quoins to central blocks; right wing has C20 mock timber-framing with brick infill, this being a replacement of the original timber frame, and has C18 chalk and brick to right side wall. Stone slate roof to left wing, tiled to central and right wings; brick stacks. Central hall block flanked by side wings. 2-storey side wings, 1 1/2 storey central block, 3-window range. Plain pointed arch of c.1900 with splayed architrave over plank door to left side of central block. Right wing has four-light C20 window. Central block has flat brick arches over two mullioned and transomed 4-light windows of c.1900 divided by central buttress: rear elevation has hipped dormers flanking central gabled projection of c.1900 with 6-light mullioned and transomed windows. Front of left wing has projecting gable end stack; 3-window range to left side all of timber lintels over original 3-light leaded casements, 2 restored; right side has timber lintel over blocked ribbed door, 2-window range has one original 3-light leaded casement and similar C20 casments. Hipped roof to right, gabled to left; ridge, end and lateral stacks. Interior: right side wing retains 3-bay queen- strut roof with butt purlins; to right of entrance to central block is keyed arch opening to main room, open to roof with middle truss of C17 queen-post roof with clasped purlins removed; Edwardian fireplace in French Gothic style and carved heads of c.1900 flank rear square bay; carved ornament to ends of all lintels. Left wing has straight-flight and quarter-turn stairs of c.1900; chamfered and stopped beams and chamfered bressumer over open fireplace in rear room, and full set of chamfered and stopped beams with C17 stone fireplace in front room; chamfered and stopped beams to first floor, marble fireplace of c.1900 to rear wall and stone C17 fireplace to front room; 4-bay queen-strut and collar-truss with butt purlins. To rear of left wing is 2-storey block of c.1800: Flemish bond brick, original rainwater goods, tiled roof.
Listing NGR: SU3602887773
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 250677
- 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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