Holywell Music Room is a Grade II* listed building in the Oxford local planning authority area, England. First listed on 12 January 1954. A C18 Music room. 2 related planning applications.
Holywell Music Room
- WRENN ID
- floating-facade-soot
- Grade
- II*
- Local Planning Authority
- Oxford
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 12 January 1954
- Type
- Music room
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Holywell Music Room, located at No. 34 Holywell Street, is a Grade II* listed building that began construction in 1742, designed by Reverend Dr. Thomas Camplin, Vice Principal of St Edmund Hall and Archdeacon of Taunton. It was opened in 1748 at a cost of £1,263. The building is a single-storey structure made of rubble, measuring 65 feet long, 32 feet wide, and 30 feet high, featuring an apse-like north end and a Welsh slate roof.
The south front is finished in stuccoed brick and set back about 38 feet from the street. It has a projecting rectangular ground floor with two semi-circular arched windows, a stone band, and a moulded cornice. The first floor contains three 18th-century sash windows set within a moulded pediment, which includes a blind circular lunette. On the east side, there are three semi-circular arched windows.
Historically, the Holywell Music Room is likely one of the earliest buildings in Europe specifically constructed for musical performances. The building is part of a group of listed structures on the north side of Holywell Street.
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- No EPC on record for this property
- No sale records on file
- Related listed building consents — 2 applications
- Detailed attributes — period, style, materials, features
- Flood risk assessment
- Radon risk assessment
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