Lesta House is a Grade II listed building in the West Oxfordshire local planning authority area, England. House. 7 related planning applications.
Lesta House
- WRENN ID
- pitched-brick-larch
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- West Oxfordshire
- Country
- England
- Type
- House
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
SP3003-3103 BAMPTON HIGH STREET (North side) 13/77 Lesta House 12/09/55 (Formerly listed as part of premises adjoining Heathcote to the E)
GV II House. Circa 1810-1820, possibly a refronting of a C18 building. Limestone, with ashlar front, stone slate roof, coped gables and flanking brick chimneys. Double fronted with blocked side passage. 2 storeys and attic, 3 bays. Plinth, first floor band course. Boxed 3-pane sashes with stone lintels, the ground floor windows C20 in altered openings, with C20 louvred shutters. Ground floor right window retains wider flat stone arch. Central 4-panelled door with radiating semi-circular fanlight, in fine stone doorcase with moulded open pediment hood on moulded pilasters with carved acanthus leaf capitals. One stone step. Doorcase is similar to that of Waterloo House, Broad Street, (q.v.). Traces of blocked passage entry to right. Small partly blocked attic casement in right gable. Later C19 extensions to rear. Altered interior.
Listing NGR: SP3162503216
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