Oxenturn House
Oxenturn House, Upper Bridge Street, Wye, Ashford, TN25 5AW
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1275364
- Date first listed:
- 16-Feb-1989
- List Entry Name:
- Oxenturn House
- Statutory Address:
- Oxenturn House, Upper Bridge Street, Wye, Ashford, TN25 5AW
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1275364
- Date first listed:
- 16-Feb-1989
- List Entry Name:
- Oxenturn House
- Statutory Address 1:
- Oxenturn House, Upper Bridge Street, Wye, Ashford, TN25 5AW
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:
- Oxenturn House, Upper Bridge Street, Wye, Ashford, TN25 5AW
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Kent
- District:
- Ashford (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Wye with Hinxhill
- National Grid Reference:
- TR 05457 46638
Details
This list entry was subject to a Minor Amendment on 18 April 2024 to update the name and address and to amend description due to change in building use and reformat the text to current standards
TR 0446 0546
8/285
WYE
UPPER BRIDGE STREET
Oxenturn House
(Formerly listed as Wye High School, OXENTURN ROAD)
GV
II
House, now school (at time of listing). Mid C19. Rendered with slate roof. Two storeys and attic on plinth with quoins and modillion bracketed eaves to hipped roof with two segmentally pedimented dormers and central stack. Two sashes on each floor with enriched pilastered surrounds with bracketed cills, and cornices on festooned lion-head brackets. Central door with two round headed panels in semi-circular surround with large Doric porch with modillion cornice and parapet. Bay window to right return (garden front). Left return with ground floor conservatory, and projecting rear wing with glazing bar sashes and pierced parapet with ball finials.
Listing NGR: TR0545746638
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 412650
- 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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