Fletcher's House (Oxfordshire County Museum)
FLETCHER'S HOUSE (OXFORDSHIRE COUNTY MUSEUM), PARK STREET
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1252554
- Date first listed:
- 18-Oct-1949
- List Entry Name:
- Fletcher's House (Oxfordshire County Museum)
- Statutory Address:
- FLETCHER'S HOUSE (OXFORDSHIRE COUNTY MUSEUM), PARK STREET
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1252554
- Date first listed:
- 18-Oct-1949
- Date of most recent amendment:
- 27-Jul-1988
- List Entry Name:
- Fletcher's House (Oxfordshire County Museum)
- Statutory Address 1:
- FLETCHER'S HOUSE (OXFORDSHIRE COUNTY MUSEUM), 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:
- FLETCHER'S HOUSE (OXFORDSHIRE COUNTY MUSEUM), 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:
- Woodstock
- National Grid Reference:
- SP 44376 16771
Details
WOODSTOCK PARK STREET SP4416NW (North side) 9/207 Fletcher's House (Oxfordshire 18/10/49 County Museum) (Formerly listed as Fletcher's House adjoining Barclay's Bank on East) GV II House, now museum. 1613/14 for Thomas Brown, alderman; extended to right and refronted c.1795 for Thomas Walker. Coursed limestone rubble; stone ashlar to right extension; stucco front. Gabled stone slate roof; brick end stacks. Double-depth plan. 3 storeys; 4-window range. To left of centre are 2 doorways. with overlights set in moulded stone architraves, one with C20 window and the other with 6-panelled door. All windows set in similar moulded stone architraves: tripartite sashes with glazing bars, and mid C19 three-pane sashes to left of door and to attic. Moulded stone cornice beneath parapet. Early C19 right-side wall, of 3-window range, has 6-pane sashes set in similar architraves, and semi-circular arched architraves to sash and C20 door with decorative fanlight below. Early C19 tripartite sash to rear right. Triple-gabled rear wall of C17 building has timber lintels over 6- and 8-pane sashes, and renewed 3-light cross window to attic. Interior: stone flag floors and early C19 panelled doors. Early C19 block to right has dog-leg with landing staircase with cast-iron balusters, wreathed handrail and stone treads; rooms have early C19 plaster friezes; fine fireplace to rear, in Adam style with Ionic engaged columns; room above has another fine fireplace with side paterae and reeded jambs. Early C17 building: chamfered and stop-chamfered beams, ogee-stopped on first floor; ground-floor ogee-moulded beams with ogee stops; early C19 dog-leg with landing staircase to rear, with stick balusters; from first floor to attic stair-well staircase is enclosed by timber-framed partitions and houses C17 dog-leg with landing staircase, which has heavy turned balusters set on closed string and newel posts with large ball finials; part of collar-truss roof with butt purlins survives. A drawing of 1777 shows that the C17 house was gabled to the front. The Duke of Marlborough probably gave the house to Thomas Walker, his auditor and Woodstock town clerk. (Buildings of England: Oxfordshire: p868; Information from VCH)
Listing NGR: SP4437616771
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 435546
- Legacy System:
- LBS
Sources
Books and journals
Salzman, L F, The Victoria History of the County of Oxford, (1939)
Pevsner, N, Sherwood, J, The Buildings of England: Oxfordshire, (1974), 868
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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