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GLOUCESTER

SO8318NE OXFORD STREET 844-1/9/231 (East side) 12/03/73 No.22 The Victoria Inn (Formerly Listed as: OXFORD STREET (East side) Nos.2 TO 22 (Even))

GV II

Public house. 1823-5. Part of the development of Oxford Street for John Bowyer, attorney. Roughcast render on brick, stone details, slate roof. A block at the corner where Oxford Street turns to the north-east and built in conjunction with the terrace of houses, Nos 2-20, Oxford Street (qv) at the northern end of the terrace. EXTERIOR: three storeys and cellar; the west and north fronts with offset plinth, first-floor string course, a crowning string course and parapet; a moulded crowning cornice similar to that on the adjoining terrace has been removed; raised stone quoins at the north-west corner. On the west front the ground floor has principal entrance to left in a wide opening with moulded architrave frame and a raised keystone in the lintel; the doorway in a timber frame has flanking sidelights with margin glazing and rectangular transom lights with glazing bars forming a diamond pattern; to right of doorway, in the original opening with similar architrave, is a C20 window with side-hung lights above the transom; on the first floor three tall horned sashes and on the second floor three short horned sashes, all with glazing bars (first floor 3x4 panes, second floor 3x3 panes); central above the entrance doorway, on the first floor, a decoratively shaped sign panel inscribed "BANKS/THE VICTORIA INN"; on the north-west front the ground floor has two windows with details identical with ground-floor window on the west front and to the left a doorway with fanlight in a similar architrave frame; on the first floor two sashes and on the second floor two sashes, with details identical with sashes on the west front; on the first floor between the sashes a panel matching the panel on the west front. INTERIOR: no features of interest to ground floor, otherwise not inspected.



Listing NGR: SO8368118888

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