The Golden Ball
THE GOLDEN BALL, BLACK BOURTON ROAD
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1283704
- Date first listed:
- 30-Mar-1989
- List Entry Name:
- The Golden Ball
- Statutory Address:
- THE GOLDEN BALL, BLACK BOURTON ROAD
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1283704
- Date first listed:
- 30-Mar-1989
- List Entry Name:
- The Golden Ball
- Statutory Address 1:
- THE GOLDEN BALL, BLACK BOURTON 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 GOLDEN BALL, BLACK BOURTON ROAD
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Oxfordshire
- District:
- West Oxfordshire (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Clanfield
- National Grid Reference:
- SP2855802386
Details
CLANFIELD BLACK BOURTON ROAD
SP2802-2902 (East side)
7/14 The Golden Ball
GV II
House, latterly inn, now house. Late C17, extended mid-to late C18 with later
additions and alterations. Roughly coursed limestone rubble; machine tile roofs.
Central through-passage plan with contemporary low twin-gabled range to rear;
C18 addition to left. 2 storeys and attic. C20 casements with wood lintels on
each floor to either side of prominent gabled porch with C20 casement to front;
outline of earlier higher gabled porch, probably housing 2 doorways (one on site
of present entrance), above and to left. 2 small gabled dormers in middle of
roof slope. Integral end stacks with dripstones. C18 addition to left has C20
casement with wood lintel on each floor. Interior. Left ground-floor room has
chamfered spine beam and inglenook fireplace with C20 wood lintel. Panelled door
to right with H-hinges leads to oak winder staircase. Right room has chamfered
spine beam with stepped ogee stops and inglenook fireplace with stepped
ogee-stepped chamfered wood lintel. Plank door to left with strap hinges leads
to winder staircase. Evidence in ceiling for former right wall of through
passage running to doorway in twin-gabled range to rear. C18 extension has inset
panelled wall cupboards to either side of infilled fireplace and plank door
leading to former outbuilding in back wall. First floor of main range has
chamfered spine beams, that to left room with mortices for former partition
beneath. Oak winder staircase to left continues through plank door to attic;
carved newel. Double-purlin roof in 4 bays with outer collar trusses, right
composed of reused timbers, and central stone wall. Single-purlin roofs to short
twin-gabled range to rear, right with collar.
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Listing NGR: SP2855802386
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 253762
- 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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