Garden Cottage
GARDEN COTTAGE
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1251429
- Date first listed:
- 30-Aug-1988
- List Entry Name:
- Garden Cottage
- Statutory Address:
- GARDEN COTTAGE
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1251429
- Date first listed:
- 30-Aug-1988
- List Entry Name:
- Garden Cottage
- Statutory Address 1:
- GARDEN COTTAGE
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:
- GARDEN COTTAGE
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Oxfordshire
- District:
- West Oxfordshire (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Spelsbury
- National Grid Reference:
- SP3915221601
Details
SPELSBURY DITCHLEY PARK
SP3821-3921
18/189 Garden Cottage
II
Garden building and house. Early/mid C18. Ashlar and coursed rubble stone with
Welsh slate hipped roof and brick central ridge stack. 2 storeys and attic.
2-window range. Principal front faces to rear. This is of ashlar and has giant
central alcove plastered and colourwashed. Triple keyblock reaches to top of
roof parapet. A sash window to either side on both floors: those to ground floor
of S panes with round-arched heads and those above of 6 panes. Projecting
keyblocks, those on ground floor reaching floor band which continues within
alcove. Part-glazed door and further sashes to left side and sashes to right
side. Front facing road is also a 2-window range of 6-pane sashes over 2-light
casements with toplights. Stone lintels. 2-light hipped dormer to centre.
Interior not inspected. The alcove front faces what was formerly the large
walled garden of Ditchley Park (q.v.) and was probably on the main axis.
Listing NGR: SP3915221601
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 434134
- Legacy System:
- LBS
Sources
Other
Register of Parks and Gardens of Special Historic Interest in England, Part 34 Oxfordshire
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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