Description

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SU 4666 NE 7/76

CRAVEN ROAD (north side)
No 2 and former Oddfellows Hall

(Formerly listed as No 2 and adjoining hall)

GV
II
Former Oddfellows Hall and caretaker's house, now flats. Dated 1886 (pediment). The architect was James H Money of Newbury, the builder was Edward James of Pound Street, Newbury, with stonework by John Pound of Speenhamland. Two storeys. Symmetrical facade with 5 windows and central entrance bay. Brick with stone dressings. Slate roof with moulded brick stacks. Ground floor with rusticated brick pilasters on quoins carrying bracketed stone entablature; 1st floor with pilaster strips carrying cornice and parapet with ramped ends supporting stone urns. Centre-piece over entrance with medallion bearing the arms of the order, with the motto 'Amicitia amor et veritas', the carving being by H Ems of Cheltenham; above is a shell pediment surmounted by an urn. Architraved sash window with bracketed sills. Recessed round-arched entrance with wrought iron gables. Arched entrance to No 2 at east end.

Listing NGR: SU4692266877

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26515377

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Recommended Books

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  Wiltshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Pevsner's Architectural Glossary (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Introductions)
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  Specifications for Building Conservation: Volume 1: External Structure: Practical Examples v. 2
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  Setting up a Listed Building Heritage Partnership Agreement: Historic England Advice Note 5
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  ENGLAND GUIDE TO POST WAR LISTED: A Guide to Post-war Listed Buildings
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  Oxfordshire: North and West (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)