History in Structure

23-37, Mill Street

A Grade II Listed Building in Wantage, Oxfordshire

More Photos »
Approximate Location Map
Large Map »

Coordinates

Latitude: 51.5895 / 51°35'22"N

Longitude: -1.428 / 1°25'40"W

OS Eastings: 439722

OS Northings: 188002

OS Grid: SU397880

Mapcode National: GBR 6Y5.CRM

Mapcode Global: VHC12.69FV

Plus Code: 9C3WHHQC+QQ

Entry Name: 23-37, Mill Street

Listing Date: 6 December 1985

Grade: II

Source: Historic England

Source ID: 1048516

English Heritage Legacy ID: 251230

ID on this website: 101048516

Location: Wantage, Vale of White Horse, Oxfordshire, OX12

County: Oxfordshire

District: Vale of White Horse

Civil Parish: Wantage

Built-Up Area: Wantage

Traditional County: Berkshire

Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Oxfordshire

Tagged with: Building

Find accommodation in
Wantage

Description


WANTAGE MILL STREET
SU3988 (South side)
6/133 Nos. 23 to 37 (odd)

GV II


Almshouses. 1867, by J.P. Spencer for Town Commissioners. Flemish bond brick
with limestone ashlar bands; old tile roof with decorative ridge tiles; brick
stacks. Row of "one-up, one-down" cottages with rear outshut. 2 storeys;
8-window range, ascends Mill Street with every 2 bays stepped up. Shallow
pointed arches over plank doors. Pointed tympanum arches of alternating brick
and ashlar voussoirs pierced with roundels, over 2-light casements with cusped
heads; ashlar storey bands beneath similar first-floor casements. Gabled roof
with raised ashlar coping; ridge stacks. Interior not inspected. Terraced brick
wall to front with piers and ashlar steps.
(Buildings of England: Berkshire, p.255).


Listing NGR: SU3972288002

External Links

External links are from the relevant listing authority and, where applicable, Wikidata. Wikidata IDs may be related buildings as well as this specific building. If you want to add or update a link, you will need to do so by editing the Wikidata entry.

Recommended Books

Other nearby listed buildings

BritishListedBuildings.co.uk is an independent online resource and is not associated with any government department. All government data published here is used under licence. Please do not contact BritishListedBuildings.co.uk for any queries related to any individual listed building, planning permission related to listed buildings or the listing process itself.

British Listed Buildings is a Good Stuff website.