The White House
THE WHITE HOUSE, FARINGDON ROAD
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1368573
- Date first listed:
- 24-Jun-1987
- List Entry Name:
- The White House
- Statutory Address:
- THE WHITE HOUSE, FARINGDON ROAD
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- Date:
- 2007-08-07
- Reference:
- IOE01/14568/28
- Rights:
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1368573
- Date first listed:
- 24-Jun-1987
- List Entry Name:
- The White House
- Statutory Address 1:
- THE WHITE HOUSE, FARINGDON 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:
- THE WHITE HOUSE, FARINGDON ROAD
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:
- St. Helen Without
- National Grid Reference:
- SU 48218 98213
Details
ST.HELEN WITHOUT FARINGDON ROAD SU49NE (West side) Shippon 8/138 The White House - II House. Probably medieval, refronted and right wing built in late C17. Rendered front and left side walls: rear wall of uncoursed limestone rubble: left wing of medieval coursed and dressed limestone (large masonry blocks), up to 2.5m. from ground. Gabled old tile roof; rendered ridge stack to left wing, and brick ridge stack to right. 3-unit plan with cross-wing to left. 2 storeys; 4-window range. Keyed flat stone arches with rendered surrounds to all openings. C20 plank door and C20 door in outer bays of right wing: early C19 sashes, and C19 two-light casements in right bay and to attic windows of cross wing. Left side wall and rear each have late C17 three-light casements with original wrought-iron fittings. Cross wing has carved medieval corbel heads to left and rear. Early C18 one-storey service range to right: of colourwashed limestone rubble with gabled C20 tile roof, brick ridge stack and queen-post truss exposed in right gable. Interior: right wing has open fireplace, quartered and stop-chamfered beams in room to left: also stop-chamfered beams and collar-truss roof. Cross-wing: stop-chamfered beams, including inserted floor with lodging beams in rear room, which has C17 open fireplace with chamfered oak bressumer and stone jambs. Late C17 open-well staircase with winders: turned balusters on closed string with ball finials and turned pendentives to newels. First floor has double-chamfered jambs to fireplace and overmantle in rear room. It is possible that the medieval masonry blocks in the left wing are re-used and not in situ, for huge early C13 stiff-leaf capitals have been found in the garden.
Listing NGR: SU4821898213
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 249815
- 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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