The Priory
THE PRIORY, 1, PRIORY ROAD
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1198802
- Date first listed:
- 22-Apr-1950
- List Entry Name:
- The Priory
- Statutory Address:
- THE PRIORY, 1, PRIORY ROAD
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- Date:
- 2001-05-04
- Reference:
- IOE01/04034/22
- Rights:
- © Mr Anthony J Felmingham. Source: Historic England Archive
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1198802
- Date first listed:
- 22-Apr-1950
- Date of most recent amendment:
- 06-Dec-1985
- List Entry Name:
- The Priory
- Statutory Address 1:
- THE PRIORY, 1, PRIORY 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:
- THE PRIORY, 1, PRIORY ROAD
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:
- Wantage
- National Grid Reference:
- SU3966287874
Details
WANTAGE PRIORY ROAD
SU3987NE (East side)
9/155 No. 1 (The Priory)
22/04/50 (Formerly listed as The Priory
under Church Street)
GV II
House. Late C16, remodelled and extended to rear in early C18. Roughcast over
original timber framing; old tile roof; brick stacks. Original L-plan of hall
and cross wing adjoining earlier. No.22, Priory Cottage, Church Street, (q.v.).
2 storeys and attic; 3-window range. Doric pedimented porch, c.1790, to C20
door. Late C18 tripartite sashes flank sash above porch. Early C18 roof dormers
have late C19 two-light casements. Gabled roof; gable end left stack obscured by
small 2-storey projection with sashes to left side wall. Mid/late C19 two- and
3-light casements to rear. Late C16 two-storey and attic, 2-window range to rear
left, with early C18 bay added to rear: built of early C18 brick with hipped old
tile roof, brick lateral stack; has mid/late C18 sashes to left side and rear
and early C18 gabled roof dormer with 2-light leaded casement. Interior: Cellars
have chamfered and stopped middle beam, early C18 turned balusters to one-light
between front and middle cellar and late C16 three-light chamfered
stone-mullioned window to front. C18 six-panelled doors throughout. Ribbed door
to rear cellar steps with early C18 cupboard above. Chamfered and stopped beams
throughout; early C18 cupboard in front left room, early C18 cornice and C19
panelled dado in room behind. 2 keyed segmental-arched entries with moulded
imposts to rear of hall which has early C18 quarter-turn stairs with turned
balusters on closed string. Exposed timber-framing and timber-framed external
wall of No.22 (Priory Cottage) (q.v.) to first-floor right. Late C16 roof over
hall partly removed for early C18 wider pitched roof; late Cib queen-post truss
with clasped purlins survives in left cross wall. Early C18 common-rafter roof
with butt purlins to rear left. Dr. Joseph Butler (1692-1752), Bishop of Durham,
was born here.
Listing NGR: SU3966287874
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 251254
- 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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