Old Manor
OLD MANOR, BELL LANE
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1367948
- Date first listed:
- 12-Sept-1973
- List Entry Name:
- Old Manor
- Statutory Address:
- OLD MANOR, BELL LANE
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- Date:
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- Reference:
- IOE01/09064/29
- Rights:
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1367948
- Date first listed:
- 12-Sept-1973
- List Entry Name:
- Old Manor
- Statutory Address 1:
- OLD MANOR, BELL LANE
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 MANOR, BELL LANE
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Oxfordshire
- District:
- West Oxfordshire (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Cassington
- National Grid Reference:
- SP 45660 10777
Details
CASSINGTON BELL LANE SP4510 (East side) 25/23 Old Manor 12/09/73 GV II House. Built c.1735 for Robert Bouchier, Fellow of Worcester College, Oxford. Squared and coursed limestone; gabled artificial stone slate roof; brick end stacks, and gabled projection to stone lateral stack, finished in brick, to right. L-plan with rear right wing. 2 storeys; 2-window range. Keyed flat stone arches over late C19 six-pane sash and C20 window; half-dormer with C20 window has moulded wood cornice to hipped roof. Wing of one storey and attic with hipped roof, to rear; 6-panelled door to left set in moulded wood architrave with raised and keyed stone architrave and C20 hood; gabled dormer above has keyed flat stone arch over stair light; renewed to semi-circular arch over C19 window with glazing bars. Interior: all rooms are panelled; panelled doors. Ground and first-floor rooms to left also have bolection-moulded overmantels over stone fireplaces with imposts. Room to rear has marble fireplace, moulded and dentilled plaster cornice and painted shell heads to niches. Fine dog-leg with landing staircase has turned balusters set on closed string and ball finials to newels. (National Monuments Record; Information from VCH)
Listing NGR: SP4566010777
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 252676
- Legacy System:
- LBS
Sources
Books and journals
Salzman, L F, The Victoria History of the County of Oxford, (1983)
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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