Lester Cottage and Lester House
LESTER COTTAGE, HIGH STREET
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1283998
- Date first listed:
- 19-Dec-1977
- List Entry Name:
- Lester Cottage and Lester House
- Statutory Address:
- LESTER COTTAGE, HIGH STREET
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- Reference:
- IOE01/12656/13
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1283998
- Date first listed:
- 19-Dec-1977
- List Entry Name:
- Lester Cottage and Lester House
- Statutory Address 1:
- LESTER COTTAGE, HIGH STREET
- Statutory Address 2:
- LESTER HOUSE, HIGH 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:
- LESTER COTTAGE, HIGH STREET
- Statutory Address:
- LESTER HOUSE, HIGH STREET
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Oxfordshire
- District:
- Vale of White Horse (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Childrey
- National Grid Reference:
- SU 36142 87510
Details
CHILDREY HIGH STREET SU3687 (West side) 12/56 Lester Cottage and Lester 19/12/77 House
GV II
Cottages. C17, remodelled in mid C19. Original timber frame. Braced tie- beam and post of original timber frame exposed in right gable wall; rubble walling painted over, to front wall; thatched roof; brick stacks. Original plan form not apparent. One-storey plus attic, 4-window range. Adjacent 4-panelled doors set in heavy wood frames; three 3-light late C19 casements and one mid C19 canted bay window of 20 panes; late C19 dormers with 4- light casements. Half-hipped and hipped roof; end stack and central ridge stack with recessed panel. Interior not inspected. 2-storey early C19 wing to rear right: brick walling, dentilled eaves, old tiled roof.
Listing NGR: SU3614287510
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 250684
- 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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