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Screen Wall and Piers at the Old Ashmolean Building Fronting Broad Street

A Grade I Listed Building in Oxford, Oxfordshire

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Latitude: 51.7544 / 51°45'15"N

Longitude: -1.2555 / 1°15'19"W

OS Eastings: 451488

OS Northings: 206450

OS Grid: SP514064

Mapcode National: GBR 8YY.TNF

Mapcode Global: VHCXV.654F

Plus Code: 9C3WQP3V+QR

Entry Name: Screen Wall and Piers at the Old Ashmolean Building Fronting Broad Street

Listing Date: 28 June 1972

Grade: I

Source: Historic England

Source ID: 1299669

English Heritage Legacy ID: 245361

ID on this website: 101299669

Location: Oxford, Oxfordshire, OX1

County: Oxfordshire

District: Oxford

Electoral Ward/Division: Carfax

Parish: Non Civil Parish

Built-Up Area: Oxford

Traditional County: Oxfordshire

Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Oxfordshire

Church of England Parish: Oxford St Michael and St Martin and All Saints

Church of England Diocese: Oxford

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Description


BROAD STREET
1.
1485
(South Side)
Screen wall and piers
at The Old Ashmolean
Building
fronting Broad Street
SP 5106 SW 8/149A
I GV
2.
1860. Milton stone piers with giant heads of the Caesars, wrought iron railings.
Continuation of the Sheldonian screen (q.v.). Due for restoration (1971).

Exeter College, The Old Ashmolean Building, The Sheldonian Theatre and
The Old Clarendon Building form a group with The Indian Institute,
Catte Street.


Listing NGR: SP5148206448

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