Description

WITNEY HIGH STREET
SP3509N (East side)
10/162 No.2 (Boots)
14/05/52
GV II

Town house, now shop. Early C18, with later alterations. Coursed limestone
rubble; hipped stone slate roof; lateral stacks finished in brick. Double-depth
plan. 3 storeys: 2-window range. C20 shop front. Timber lintels over 8-pane
sashes with shutters; moulded wood cornice. Similar right side wall, and similar
windows to left. C20 extension to left. Interior not inspected but likely to be
of interest. Known as The Temperance Hotel in the C19: it was a coffee tavern
set up by the British and Foreign Temperance Society in 1834 and was used for
the Annual Tucker's Feast by the blanket manufacturers.
(K.Steane, "The Public Houses of Witney". Record of Witney No.5 (1978), p,19).

Listing NGR: SP3560609740

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26508092

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Recommended Books

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  Norfolk 1: Norwich and North-East: Norwich and North-east v. 1 (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Department for Communities Listed Historic Buildings of Northern Ireland: Information Guide for the 2nd Survey of Historic Buildings
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  Pioneers of Modern Design: From William Morris to Walter Gropius (Penguin Art & Architecture)
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  Renovating Old Houses: Bringing New Life to Vintage Homes (For Pros By Pros)
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  London 3: North West: North West v. 3 (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Derbyshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)