Williamscot House, Late Sixteenth Century Range
WILLIAMSCOT HOUSE, LATE SIXTEENTH CENTURY RANGE, CROPREDY ROAD
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II*
- List Entry Number:
- 1287374
- Date first listed:
- 08-Dec-1955
- List Entry Name:
- Williamscot House, Late Sixteenth Century Range
- Statutory Address:
- WILLIAMSCOT HOUSE, LATE SIXTEENTH CENTURY RANGE, CROPREDY ROAD
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II*
- List Entry Number:
- 1287374
- Date first listed:
- 08-Dec-1955
- Date of most recent amendment:
- 26-Feb-1988
- List Entry Name:
- Williamscot House, Late Sixteenth Century Range
- Statutory Address 1:
- WILLIAMSCOT HOUSE, LATE SIXTEENTH CENTURY RANGE, CROPREDY 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:
- WILLIAMSCOT HOUSE, LATE SIXTEENTH CENTURY RANGE, CROPREDY ROAD
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Oxfordshire
- District:
- Cherwell (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Wardington
- National Grid Reference:
- SP 47793 45698
Details
WARDINGTON CROPREDY ROAD SP4645 (West side) Williamscot 18/153 Williamscot House, late C16 08/12/55 range (Formerly listed as in the parish of Cropredy)
GV II*
Part of Countryhouse, now 2 dwellings. (For description of C18 range see Williamscot House, Georgian Wing). c.1568. Balustraded parapet added to front and crenellated parapet to rear in 1840. Crenellated single-storey porch added 1870. Garden front. Squared coursed ironstone fronted with ironstone ashlar. Slate roof. Stone-coped gables. Renewed end stacks on original stone bases. L-plan. 2 storeys plus attic. 7-window range. Entrance has panelled/glazed door with margin lights. Stone architrave surround. French doors on left. Two 2-storey C16 bay windows at sides have sashes and casements. Ground and first floors each have 5 sashes in stone surrounds. 4 gabled roof dormers. Balustraded parapet. Rear. Crenellated parapet. 3-light stone mullion windows. Doorway with 4-centred head. Interior of right part. C16 moulded and chamfered lateral and spine beams. C18 staircase with barley sugar balusters. Armorial stained glass in first floor bay window and window on left gable: 1. Calcott of Williamscot with crest. 2. The same without crest dated 1568. 3., 4. and 5. staple merchants dated 1568. Interior of left part not inspected. Walter Calcott built the original house in c.1568. It passed either by bequest or descent to his nephew Calcott Chanbre and to the Taylor family by sale in the first half of the C17, In 1777 the house passed by marriage to the Loveday family. In c.1978 the house was sold and converted to 3 dwellings. (Buildings of England: Oxfordshire: 1974, p825)
Listing NGR: SP4779345698
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 402604
- Legacy System:
- LBS
Sources
Books and journals
Pevsner, N, Sherwood, J, The Buildings of England: Oxfordshire, (1974), 825
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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