Rockwell House
ROCKWELL HOUSE, WALLINGFORD STREET
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1368078
- Date first listed:
- 22-Apr-1950
- List Entry Name:
- Rockwell House
- Statutory Address:
- ROCKWELL HOUSE, WALLINGFORD STREET
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- 2001-04-29
- Reference:
- IOE01/04033/24
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1368078
- Date first listed:
- 22-Apr-1950
- List Entry Name:
- Rockwell House
- Statutory Address 1:
- ROCKWELL HOUSE, WALLINGFORD 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:
- ROCKWELL HOUSE, WALLINGFORD 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:
- Wantage
- National Grid Reference:
- SU 40051 87852
Details
WANTAGE WALLINGFORD STREET SU4087 (South side) 8/173 Rockwell House 22/04/50
GV II
Known as St. Andrew's School. House. c.1730. Flemish bond brick with flared headers, red brick quoins and dressings; C20 tile roof to front, old tile roof to rear; brick stacks. Double-depth plan. 2 storeys and attic; 5-window range. Moulded stone flat hood and pilasters to C18 six-panelled door with overlight set in beaded architrave. C18 sashes, with glazing bars of lower sashes removed, to all windows. Ground-floor sashes have gauged brick flat arches with ogee- and wave-moulded soffits and gauged brick floating cornices with wave-moulded soffits. Moulded cornice. C18 two-light leaded casements to 3 gabled roof dormers. Gabled M-shaped roof; gable end stacks. C18 sashes to left and right side walls. Stone lintels over C18 sashes and 6-panelled door with overlight to rear. Interior: c.1730 two- and 6-panelled doors throughout. c.1730 panelling to left room and to-hall. Fine quarter-turn stairs have turned balusters on open string, fluted newel posts, carved brackets, ramped handrails and early C18 latticed door to cupboard beneath. First-floor left has c.1730 panelling; early C18 fireplaces to right. Attic has 2-panelled doors and common-rafter roof.
Listing NGR: SU4005187852
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 251272
- 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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