Description

STEEPLE ASTON SOUTH SIDE
SP4725 (North side)
9/133 Grange Cottage
08/12/55
GV II

House. Mid C17, altered C19/early C20. Limestone rubble with marlstone-ashlar
dressings; Stonesfield-slate roof with stone-and-brick stacks. 3-unit plan, with
rear wing. 2 storeys plus attic. 3-window front has leaded 3-light C17
stone-mullioned windows with labels, at first floor, but at ground floor the
deep 4-light mullioned windows in the outer bays are probably C19, as are the
smaller windows flanking the central doorway, which has a moulded stone surround
and an open wooden porch; second floor, which has been raised, has 3-light
casements set in stone-gabled half dormers. Roof has gable parapets with
projecting shaped kneelers, and has a triple-shafted gable stack to left, a
double-shafted gable stack to right, and a single-shafted stack to left of
centre, all with stone plinths. Tall rear windows are probably C19/C20. Lower
rear wing returns from left. Interior not inspected.
(VCH: Oxfordshire. Vol XI, p24; Buildings of England: Oxfordshire: p787)

Listing NGR: SP4739725752

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26520054

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Recommended Books

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  The Victorian House Manual (2nd Edition): How They Were Built, Improvements & Refurbishment, Solutions to All Common Defects - Includes Relevant ... ... Properties (Haynes Manual) (Haynes Manuals)
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  Historic Environment Law: Planning, Listed Buildings, Monuments, Conservation Areas and Objects by Harwood, Richard (2012) Paperback
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  Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990
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  Oxfordshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Devon (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Berkshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)