Almshouses is a Grade II listed building in the West Oxfordshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 6 February 1970. Almshouses.

Almshouses

WRENN ID: small-buttress-dawn
Grade: II
Local Planning Authority: West Oxfordshire
Country: England
Date first listed: 6 February 1970
Type: Almshouses
Source: Historic England listing

Description

WITNEY OXFORD R0A0 SP3610, SP3510SE (North side) 6/206, 9/206 Almshouses 06/02/70 - II

Almshouses, 1821. Built for William Townsend. Limestone ashlar; gabled Welsh slate roof; moulded ashlar ridge and end stacks. 6-unit plan, Tudor style. 2 storeys; 8-window range. Label moulds over paired C20 plank doors set in chamfered stone architraves. Label moulds over stone-mullioned segmental-headed windows with sunk spandrels. 0utshuts to rear. Interior not inspected. Endowed by William Townsend, Haberdasher of London and native of Witney, for the use of aged unmarried women. (Buildings of England: Oxfordshire, p.850).

Listing NGR: SP3600210333

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