Description

1. COWLEY ROAD
1485
(North-East Side)
Bartlemas House
SP 5305 20/84 12.1.54.
II*
2.
To the north of St Bartholomew's Chapel. RCHM 252. Part of St Bartholomew's
Hospital, rebuilt by Oriel College in 1649. 2-storeyed rubble in a long
rectangular plan originally giving 4 tenements, now one house, facing south.
Stone slate roof and 2 moulded stone end stacks with moulded stone shafts.
At the back are two projecting stone stacks with moulded stone shafts.
The south elevation has two plain stone doorways with 4-centred heads and
4- light partly renewed stone mullioned windows. The elevation has two similar
doorways and single light windows. In the east elevation are some stone
mullioned windows.
Interior. RCHM page 184b. Includes some stone fireplaces and some original
and some modern (1922) wood doorframes having initials and dates in the spandrels,
for the College Provosts and Fellows, two being "I.S.P." for John Saunders,
Provost, 1644-53. The roof timbers appear to be mostly renewed.

Listing NGR: SP5346505504

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q17548676

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