Description

MINSTER LOVELL LOWER CRESCENT
SP3111 (West side)
Charterville
18/95 House approx. 50m N of The
07/07/77 Laurels
(Formerly listed as House
adjoining The Laurels to the
north occupied by Mr. E.
Belcher)
GV II

Chartist bungalow. Circa 1847. Stone coursed rubble with rendered quoins to
corners; slate hipped roof; stone end stacks and central stack to rear.
Single-storey, 3-bay range. Central bay projects forward. Sash door to centre
with open gabled porch. Single-light casements to left and right of centre.
2-light casements to left and right. Cross-gable to centre bay. Interior not
inspected. History: Charterville was the third of five estates established by
the National Land Company. Company formed by Feargus O'Connor in 1845 to enable
people from factory towns to live on small holdings and qualify for a vote. The
Lane Company ran into difficulties and was dissolved in July 1851.
(Working-Class Housing in Oxfordshire by Crispin Paine, et.al. in "Oxoniensia"
Vol 43, 1978, pp206-212; Charterville and the Chartist Land Company, by Kate
Tiller in "Oxoniensia" Vol 50, 1985, pp251-266)

Listing NGR: SP3109811195

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26305193

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Recommended Books

• 
  Sussex: West (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Old House Handbook: A Practical Guide to Care and Repair
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  Cumbria: Cumberland, Westmorland and Furness (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Essex: Buildings of England Series (Buildings of England) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Old House Care and Repair
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  Listed Buildings and Other Heritage Assets