Pair Of Almshouses Linked By Low Wall is a Grade II listed building in the Cherwell local planning authority area, England. First listed on 14 November 1985. Almshouse.

Pair Of Almshouses Linked By Low Wall

WRENN ID: empty-pilaster-rye
Grade: II
Local Planning Authority: Cherwell
Country: England
Date first listed: 14 November 1985
Type: Almshouse
Source: Historic England listing

Description

BROUGHTON BANBURY ROAD SP43NW (East side) 1/229 Pair of almshouses linked by low wall

GV II

Pair of almshouses and linking wall. Built in 1859 by Elizabeth Bradford-Wyatt (benefactor). Regular coursed ironstone rubble. Limestone dressings to door and window openings. Stone ridge stacks. C20 tile roofs. L-plan. Single storey plus attic. Moulded limestone heads to doorways, chamfered jambs and plank doors. Pairs and triplets of lancets with trefoiled heads. Gabled porches and dormers. Inscription on right almshouse: 'These almshouses were erected by Elizabeth Bradford-Wyatt in memory of her sister Mary Ann Scott-Wyatt. 1859'. The almshouses were conveyed in trust for the housing of poor and aged agricultural workers. Interiors not inspected. (V.C.H.: Oxfordshire, Vol.IX, p.102; Buildings of England: Oxfordshire, 1974, p.498).

Listing NGR: SP4214038444

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