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Elm House

A Grade II Listed Building in Shilton, Oxfordshire

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Coordinates

Latitude: 51.7741 / 51°46'26"N

Longitude: -1.6152 / 1°36'54"W

OS Eastings: 426649

OS Northings: 208454

OS Grid: SP266084

Mapcode National: GBR 5T9.LH2

Mapcode Global: VHBZZ.YNHT

Plus Code: 9C3WQ9FM+MW

Entry Name: Elm House

Listing Date: 12 September 1955

Last Amended: 1 March 1990

Grade: II

Source: Historic England

Source ID: 1357131

English Heritage Legacy ID: 422344

ID on this website: 101357131

Location: Shilton, West Oxfordshire, OX18

County: Oxfordshire

District: West Oxfordshire

Civil Parish: Shilton

Built-Up Area: Shilton

Traditional County: Oxfordshire

Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Oxfordshire

Church of England Parish: Shilton

Church of England Diocese: Oxford

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Description


SHILTON CHURCH LANE

SP20NE Elm House (previously
4/294 listed as Elm Farm-
12.9.55 house).

GV II


Former Farm House. Dated 1683. Coursed rubble and ashlar quoins on
chamfered plinth, Cotswold stone roof. Square paired end chimneys, to
east retaining joint capping. 2 storeys on basement, gable - lit attic.
2:3 windows, cross mullion wooden casements with chamfered wooden lintels
on ground floor and continuous wooden string lintel over 1st floor. Two
2-light stone mullion windows to basement or cellar (left). Roughly
central ledged door with date in raised letters in panel above. 1-bay
extension to right, chimney dated 1684 - here the ground floor window and
door have stone flat arches. Good interior. Well staircase with ball-
topped newels (2 retain turned underside) and fattish turned balusters on
moulded string. In ground floor east room a good stone Tudor-arch fire-
place with cornice; west room has cambered wooden lintel to fireplace with
cut firearm brackets over, and a wide stop chamfered spine beam. Diamond-
stop-chamfers to door-surrounds. The east room has a plaster design above
the fireplace. A little bit of carving occurs on a quoin to right of main
block.


Listing NGR: SP2664908454

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