Old Post Office and Home Farm Cottage
OLD POST OFFICE AND HOME FARM COTTAGE
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1367764
- Date first listed:
- 15-May-1989
- List Entry Name:
- Old Post Office and Home Farm Cottage
- Statutory Address:
- OLD POST OFFICE AND HOME FARM COTTAGE
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1367764
- Date first listed:
- 15-May-1989
- List Entry Name:
- Old Post Office and Home Farm Cottage
- Statutory Address 1:
- OLD POST OFFICE AND HOME FARM COTTAGE
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:
- OLD POST OFFICE AND HOME FARM COTTAGE
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Oxfordshire
- District:
- West Oxfordshire (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Chastleton
- National Grid Reference:
- SP2473329079
Details
CHASTLETON
SP2429-2529
11/26 Old Post Office and Home Farm
Cottage
(Formerly listed as Post
Office)
GV II
Farmhouse, now 2 cottages. Dated 1708 with later additions and alterations.
Roughly coursed limestone rubble; stone slate roof with coped verges. 2 storeys
and attic. Slightly irregularly spaced 3-window front, all 2-light chamfered
mullion windows with dripstones (those to first floor directly below eaves)
except for one of 3 lights to lower right, which has date "1708" scratched on
lintel. Slightly recessed segmental-headed boarded doors to left and right of
centre window, latter with C20 narrow rectangular window to right. Integral end
stacks to left and right with moulded dripstones and capping. Further mullion
windows to rear where attic is lit by C19 gabled dormers in roof slope.
Interior. Inspection of Old Post Office (right cottage) only possible at time
of resurvey (August 1987). This has chamfered spine beam with stepped stops and
chamfered joists to ground-floor room; remodelled inglenook fireplace with
chamfered wood lintel has oak winder staircase to left rising to attic. First
floor has chamfered cross beam with stepped stops and chamfered joists to both
rooms. Stone fireplace to right room has chamfered wood lintel with stepped ogee
stops. Wide oak floor boards and plank butt-purlin roof in 2 bays with chamfered
principal rafters to centre. C20 flat-roofed addition to left gable end and C20
lean-to to right continued to rear are not of special architectural interest.
[2467]
Listing NGR: SP2473329079
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 253915
- 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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