Small's House
SMALL'S HOUSE
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- I
- List Entry Number:
- 1368884
- Date first listed:
- 09-Apr-1952
- List Entry Name:
- Small's House
- Statutory Address:
- SMALL'S HOUSE
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- Reference:
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- I
- List Entry Number:
- 1368884
- Date first listed:
- 09-Apr-1952
- Date of most recent amendment:
- 09-Feb-1988
- List Entry Name:
- Small's House
- Statutory Address 1:
- SMALL'S HOUSE
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:
- SMALL'S HOUSE
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Oxfordshire
- District:
- South Oxfordshire (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Brightwell-cum-Sotwell
- National Grid Reference:
- SU 57909 89973
Details
SU58NE
3/17
09/04/52
BRIGHTWELL CUM SOTWELL
MACKNEY
Small's House
(Formerly listed as Small's House with barn immediately SW of house)
I
GV
House. c.1580. Built for Small, a burgess of Wallingford. Coursed squared
limestone with ashlar stone dressings; old plain-tile roof; brick ridge stacks
to front centre and rear right of centre. H-plan of two 2-unit lobby-entry plan
ranges connected by central staircase hall. Tudor style. 2 storeys and attic;
3-window range. Plank door with stone Tudor doorway. 3-light leaded stone
mullion windows with continuous hood mould to left and right. Single-light
leaded casement to first floor centre; 3-light leaded stone mullion windows to
left and right. Dripmould to eaves. 2 coped cross-gables to attic with C20
restored 2-light leaded stone mullion windows. Rear: 2 storeys and attic;
4-window range. Double plank doors to stone Tudor-arched doorway to right of
centre. 2-light leaded stone mullion windows to left and right. 4-light leaded
stone mullion windows to first floor left and right. 4-light leaded stone
mullion window to left of centre. Dripmould to eaves. 2 coped cross-gables to
attic with 2-light leaded stone mullion windows. Right and left returns: 3-light
stone mullion windows to ground and first floor ends of front and rear ranges.
2-light leaded stone mullion windows to ground and first floor recessed centre.
2-light leaded stone mullion windows to gable-ends of front and rear ranges.
Interior: late C16 wood open-well staircase from ground to first floors with
slat balustrade. Early C20 wood open-well staircase from first floor to attic
with slat balustrade in same style. Queen-strut roof. Most ground and first
floor rooms have late C16 stone Tudor-arched fireplaces with shaped brick backs.
Most rooms have late C16 plank or panelled doors. Most rooms have chamfered
spine beans with shaped end stops. Probably C18 round-arched tunnel through
central chimney stack between front door and staircase hall.
(V.C.H.): Berkshire, Vol.III, 1923, p,465; Buildings of England: Berkshire, 1966,
p,222).
Listing NGR: SU5790989973
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 249175
- Legacy System:
- LBS
Sources
Books and journals
Pevsner, N, The Buildings of England: Berkshire, (1966), 222
Ditchfield, P H, Page, W, The Victoria History of the County of Berkshire, (1923), 465
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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