Oxford Canal, Wharf House
OXFORD CANAL, WHARF HOUSE
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1253432
- Date first listed:
- 24-Aug-1994
- List Entry Name:
- Oxford Canal, Wharf House
- Statutory Address:
- OXFORD CANAL, WHARF HOUSE
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- Date:
- 2002-08-16
- Reference:
- IOE01/05864/25
- Rights:
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1253432
- Date first listed:
- 24-Aug-1994
- List Entry Name:
- Oxford Canal, Wharf House
- Statutory Address 1:
- OXFORD CANAL, WHARF HOUSE
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:
- OXFORD CANAL, WHARF HOUSE
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Oxfordshire
- District:
- Cherwell (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Cropredy
- National Grid Reference:
- SP4693146583
Details
The following building shall be added:-
CROPREDY
SP4646 OXFORD CANAL
1720-0/14/10000 Wharf House
II
Canal toll house and inn. Circa 1778, altered in circa late C19. Red, buff and some blue
bricks in Flemish bond. Welsh slate hipped roof with lead rolls to the hips and brick dentil
eaves course. Brick axial stacks. PLAN: 2-room plan front range with central entrance and
stairhall and with service rooms in rear outshut; the outshut was raised to 2 storeys in the
C19. On the right[east]side facing the canal is a small canal toll office. EXTERIOR: 2
storeys. Symmetrical 3-bay south front. Late C19 sash windows with stone cills, painted
stone or rendered lintils to ground floor and rubbed brick flat arches to first floor. Central
glazed door with flat canopy above. On the right hand return single storey brick toll office
with window on east side, plank door at front and hipped slate roof with lead rolls to hips
and brick dentil eaves. At the rear the main roof is carried down over the 2-storey outshut
which has 3-light horizontally sliding sashes with glazing bars and 2-light casements above
with glazing bars. INTERIOR is basically intact with much of its original joinery. Dogleg
staircase with stick balusters, column newel and moulded handrail. 6-panel doors. Right hand
[east] room has plain chimneypiece and panelled cupboard doors. Toll office has small
fireplace with simple grate. NOTE: The Oxford Canal at this point was completed in 1778
by the Oxford Canal Company. First licenced as Navigation Inn and wharf in 1778.
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Listing NGR: SP4693146583
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 436637
- 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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