Benefit Office is a Grade II listed building in the West Oxfordshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 6 February 1970. Office. 1 related planning application.
Benefit Office
- WRENN ID
- over-tracery-briar
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- West Oxfordshire
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 6 February 1970
- Type
- Office
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The building is a former County Hall and Law Courts, now a Social Security Office, dating from 1848. It is constructed of limestone ashlar with stone ashlar stacks and a flat roof that is not visible. The design is in a Baroque style. The main facade is one storey and comprises a four-window range. A projecting and rusticated central bay provides the main entrance, which features a keyed and cavetto-moulded semi-circular arched architrave above a six-panelled door. The windows have margin-lights and are set in semi-circular-arched surrounds with blocked architraves; a moulded band runs at impost level. A bracketed cornice sits below a parapet, which is topped by Royal Arms. Smaller windows are located beneath the eaves to the rear, indicating the presence of former law courts. The interior has not been inspected.
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- Full EPC report — heating system, energy costs, size, glazing, construction etc.
- Sale history — 2 transactions since 2000
- Related listed building consents — 1 application
- Detailed attributes — period, style, materials, features
- Flood risk assessment
- Radon risk assessment
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