Description

WOODSTOCK OXFORD STREET
SP4416, SP4416NE (West side)
8/193, 10/193 Caroline Court (Nos.1-23
18/10/49 consec) and attached wall and
outbuilding
(Formerly listed as
Almshouses)
GV II
Alashouses; converted 1969 into old peoples flats. Built for Caroline Duchess
of Marlborough in 1797. Limestone ashlar; hipped Welsh slate roof. Plan form
unclear. 2 storeys; 9-bay range with central 3 bays brought forward. To centre
are 3 doorways (windows inserted 1969) set in moulded stone architraves with
fluted frieze to each cornice. Outer wings each have central doorway (windows
inserted 1969) set in keyed moulded architrave. Stone lintels over C20 windows;
plain medallion set over each outer door. Apron in central bay has inscription
as follows: THESE ALMSHOUSES/WERE BUILT AND ENDOWED/BY CAROLINE DUCHESS/OF
MARLBOROUGH/A.D. MDCCXCVII." Interior not inspected. Subsidiary features: to
right is stone-coped limestone rubble wall, approximately 5 metres long and with
wood gate, is attached to late C18 outhouse: of limestone rubble, with hipped
Welsh slate roof and flat stone arches over two C20 doors to left, and two
2-light wood-mullioned windows to front. Rear wing, built 1969, is not of
special architectural interest.

Listing NGR: SP4463216721

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26544399

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Recommended Books

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  Listed Buildings and Other Heritage Assets
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  Devon (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Listed Buildings, Conservation Areas and Monuments
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  Drawing up a Local Listed Building Consent Order: Historic England Advice Note 6
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  Pevsner's Architectural Glossary (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Introductions)
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  Staffordshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)