The Almshouses and Attached Walls and Gate
THE ALMSHOUSES AND ATTACHED WALLS AND GATE, CHURCH STREET
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1368066
- Date first listed:
- 19-Feb-1988
- List Entry Name:
- The Almshouses and Attached Walls and Gate
- Statutory Address:
- THE ALMSHOUSES AND ATTACHED WALLS AND GATE, CHURCH STREET
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- Reference:
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1368066
- Date first listed:
- 19-Feb-1988
- List Entry Name:
- The Almshouses and Attached Walls and Gate
- Statutory Address 1:
- THE ALMSHOUSES AND ATTACHED WALLS AND GATE, CHURCH 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:
- THE ALMSHOUSES AND ATTACHED WALLS AND GATE, CHURCH 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:
- Sutton Courtenay
- National Grid Reference:
- SU 50464 94296
Details
SUTTON COURTENAY CHURCH STREET SU5094 (West side) 7/100 The Almshouses and attached walls and gate GV II Almshouses. Dated 1820 to inscribed panel. Red brick plinth; grey brick with red brick dressings; slate hipped roof with lead ridges; brick ridge stacks to left, centre and right. Single-storey, 13-bay range. Round-arched recess to centre, having keystone and stone impost blocks. Plank door to left, and 2 plank doors to right of centre, all with flat brick arches having keystones. 16-pane unhorned sashes to all openings, having flat brick arches with keystones. Shaped parapet to centre 3 bays, with central plaque having pediment gables and flanking urns. Interiors not inspected. Attached brick wall to left, and stone coursed rubble walls to front, with brick wall to right form courtyard with wrought-iron central gate with wrought iron overthrow and grey brick with red brick dressings piers. History: the inscribed panel reads "These cottages were erected Anno Domini 1820, pursuant to the will of Francis Elderfield Esq., late of this parish, who endowed the same for ever for the maintenance of six poor windows, parishioners of Sutton Courtney (sic)".
Listing NGR: SU5046494296
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 251416
- 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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