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Hethe House

A Grade II Listed Building in Hethe, Oxfordshire

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Coordinates

Latitude: 51.9601 / 51°57'36"N

Longitude: -1.1383 / 1°8'17"W

OS Eastings: 459304

OS Northings: 229416

OS Grid: SP593294

Mapcode National: GBR 8WS.11J

Mapcode Global: VHCWR.7Z2S

Plus Code: 9C3WXV66+2M

Entry Name: Hethe House

Listing Date: 18 December 1986

Last Amended: 3 October 1988

Grade: II

Source: Historic England

Source ID: 1046414

English Heritage Legacy ID: 243641

ID on this website: 101046414

Location: Hethe, Cherwell, Oxfordshire, OX27

County: Oxfordshire

District: Cherwell

Civil Parish: Hethe

Traditional County: Oxfordshire

Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Oxfordshire

Church of England Parish: Hethe

Church of England Diocese: Oxford

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Description


HETHE MAIN STREET (Southside) SP5829-5929 17/48 Hethe House 18/12/86 Formerly listed as The Dower House) GV II House. Late C18 with C19 additions, Coursed limestone rubble. Hipped slate roof. Brick end stacks. Double-depth plan, 3 storeys. 5-window range. Central entrance has 6-panelled door, moulded wood frame with console brackets and overlight with geometrically patterned glazing bars. Entrance is flanked by 12-pane and 16-pane sash windows with stucco surrounds linked between the storeys. First and second floors each have 5 sash windows with glazing bars. Unhorned sashes throughout. Garden front to rear noted. as having 2 storey, 3-window range; central double-leaved panelled-glazed door, overlight within doorcase with shallow brackets and cornice; the overlight has an elaborate fan pattern of glazing. Tripartite sashes flank door, those to ground floor are 8-pane, to first floor 20-pane; central 12-pane sash; all windows with stucco surrounds linked between the storeys; all sashes unhorned; brick lateral stack to centre left. Said to have been the Dower House of Shelswell Park in the C18. VCH: Oxfordshire: Vol V1, p147

Listing NGR: SP5930429416

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