Corner Cottage and China Cottage
CORNER COTTAGE AND CHINA COTTAGE, PARK STREET
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1198410
- Date first listed:
- 18-May-1990
- List Entry Name:
- Corner Cottage and China Cottage
- Statutory Address:
- CORNER COTTAGE AND CHINA COTTAGE, PARK STREET
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1198410
- Date first listed:
- 18-May-1990
- Date of most recent amendment:
- 10-Oct-2001
- List Entry Name:
- Corner Cottage and China Cottage
- Statutory Address 1:
- CORNER COTTAGE AND CHINA COTTAGE, PARK 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:
- CORNER COTTAGE AND CHINA COTTAGE, PARK STREET
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Oxfordshire
- District:
- West Oxfordshire (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Charlbury
- National Grid Reference:
- SP3560819360
Details
CHARLBURY
1681/5/81 PARK STREET
18-MAY-90 (West side)
Corner Cottage and China Cottage
(Formerly listed as:
PARK STREET
China Cottage)
GV II
House. C. 1690, converted to 2 houses mid C20. Coursed Jurassic limestone; roof clad with machine tiles and Stonesfield slatestones.
PLAN: lobby-entrance.
EXTERIOR: 2 storeys and dormer attic. South elevation is 2-window range. Half-glazed door to right of one 3/3 horned sash. 2 2/2 horned sashes to first floor. Rounded south-east corner. Gabled roof hipped to the south, the hip clad with slatestones and fitted with one gabled dormer with a 2-light casement.
East elevation with one blocked window (Corner Cottage) and 3 windows to the north (China Cottage): 2 2-light Crittall casements under a continuous timber lintel and one 1/1 horned sash. One 2-light Crittall casement to first floor. Stonesfield slate to northern half of roof. One gabled dormer. Central ridge stack.
West elevation with 2-storey C20 extension to south, developed as a single-storey lean-to towards north: fenestration of one- and 2-light casements. One 2-light attic casement to north gable end.
INTERIOR: central stack with wide chamfered stone fire surround to the south and blocked fire opening to north. Winder staircase in lobby east of stack serves Corner Cottage, with balancing winder introduced serving China Cottage. Chamfered bridging beams to both main ground-floor rooms and joists. First floor of China Cottage with chamfered bridging beam, with tongue stops to east end; corresponding beam in Corner Cottage with run-out stops.
Intact late C17 roof of principals, collars, one tier of upper butt purlins and one tier of lower taper-tenoned purlins.
Listing NGR: SP3560819360
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 254223
- 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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