Description

WOODSTOCK PARK STREET
SP4416NW (North side)
9/207 Fletcher's House (Oxfordshire
18/10/49 County Museum)
(Formerly listed as Fletcher's
House adjoining Barclay's Bank
on East)
GV II
House, now museum. 1613/14 for Thomas Brown, alderman; extended to right and
refronted c.1795 for Thomas Walker. Coursed limestone rubble; stone ashlar to
right extension; stucco front. Gabled stone slate roof; brick end stacks.
Double-depth plan. 3 storeys; 4-window range. To left of centre are 2 doorways.
with overlights set in moulded stone architraves, one with C20 window and the
other with 6-panelled door. All windows set in similar moulded stone
architraves: tripartite sashes with glazing bars, and mid C19 three-pane sashes
to left of door and to attic. Moulded stone cornice beneath parapet. Early C19
right-side wall, of 3-window range, has 6-pane sashes set in similar
architraves, and semi-circular arched architraves to sash and C20 door with
decorative fanlight below. Early C19 tripartite sash to rear right.
Triple-gabled rear wall of C17 building has timber lintels over 6- and 8-pane
sashes, and renewed 3-light cross window to attic. Interior: stone flag floors
and early C19 panelled doors. Early C19 block to right has dog-leg with landing
staircase with cast-iron balusters, wreathed handrail and stone treads; rooms
have early C19 plaster friezes; fine fireplace to rear, in Adam style with Ionic
engaged columns; room above has another fine fireplace with side paterae and
reeded jambs. Early C17 building: chamfered and stop-chamfered beams,
ogee-stopped on first floor; ground-floor ogee-moulded beams with ogee stops;
early C19 dog-leg with landing staircase to rear, with stick balusters; from
first floor to attic stair-well staircase is enclosed by timber-framed
partitions and houses C17 dog-leg with landing staircase, which has heavy turned
balusters set on closed string and newel posts with large ball finials; part of
collar-truss roof with butt purlins survives. A drawing of 1777 shows that the
C17 house was gabled to the front. The Duke of Marlborough probably gave the
house to Thomas Walker, his auditor and Woodstock town clerk.
(Buildings of England: Oxfordshire: p868; Information from VCH)

Listing NGR: SP4437616771

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26544407

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