6 And 7, New College Lane is a Grade II listed building in the Oxford local planning authority area, England. First listed on 12 January 1954. House. 1 related planning application.
6 And 7, New College Lane
- WRENN ID
- brooding-terrace-cobweb
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Oxford
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 12 January 1954
- Type
- House
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
NEW COLLEGE LANE 1. 1485 (North Side) Nos 6 & 7 SP 5106 SE 9/255 l2.1.54. II GV 2. House. 1 building possibly Cl7 in origin but appears to be mainly Cl8. 3-storeyed stuccoed and roughcast rubble with Welsh slate roof. The ground floor of No 7 has a modern boxed out bay. 4 sash windows, with glazing bars, those in the 1st floor having cornices and blind boxes. On the North-East angle of the roof is a restored rectangular structure, with a modern cornice and a Welsh slate roof, said to have been used as an observatory by the astronomer Edmund Halley. (DNB). The sides of the house are stuccoed and on the North side is an overhang. History. Once known as Stable Hall. See illustration and history of the "Old Observatory" in Ingrams "Memorials" (1837) pages 3-5 of "The Observatory".
No 5, New College Rooms and Nos 6 to 8 (consec) form a group.
Listing NGR: SP5163606476
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