School House
SCHOOL HOUSE, 2, OVING ROAD
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1310748
- Date first listed:
- 25-Oct-1951
- List Entry Name:
- School House
- Statutory Address:
- SCHOOL HOUSE, 2, OVING ROAD
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- Date:
- 2000-08-12
- Reference:
- IOE01/02710/10
- Rights:
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1310748
- Date first listed:
- 25-Oct-1951
- List Entry Name:
- School House
- Statutory Address 1:
- SCHOOL HOUSE, 2, OVING 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:
- SCHOOL HOUSE, 2, OVING ROAD
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- Buckinghamshire (Unitary Authority)
- Parish:
- Whitchurch
- National Grid Reference:
- SP 80041 20973
Details
SP 8020 WHITCHURCH OVING ROAD
9/229 No. 2 (School House)
25.10.51
GV II
House. C16, altered c.1860-70, possibly by George Devey, in picturesque style. Timber frame with thin brick infill, roughcast and rendered to south and east. W. gable has ground floor of coursed rubble stone, and external rubble stone chimney stack with 2 C19 diagonal brick shafts. Rebuilt brick chimney with 'V' pilasters to right. Old tile roof. 2 storeys, the upper floor jettied to south and east with C19 moulded fascia board masking bressumer, and C19 moulded wooden cornice below eaves. 2 bays. Late C19 diamond leaded casements, 3-light to ground floor left and first floor, 4-light to ground floor right, the lower windows with transoms. First floor projects to east over entrance loggia of timber posts, and has 2-light casement to south and canted oriel window to east. Door below in E. end is flush-panelled with top lights. Interior: ground floor fireplace at E. end has moulded stone 4-centred arch with moulded spandrels. Moulded spine beam. RCHM II p. 328 Mon. 15.
Listing NGR: SP8003920974
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 42377
- Legacy System:
- LBS
Sources
Other
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Buckinghamshire Volume Two North, (1913)
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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