Gatepier of Former Manor House c. 20 M SE of Church of St Lawrence Besselsleigh, England
Listed Building Data
Gatepier of Former Manor House c. 20 M SE of Church of St Lawrence has been designated a Grade II listed building in England with the following information, which has been imported from the National Heritage List for England. Please note that not all available data may be shown here, minor errors and/or formatting may have occurred during transcription, and some information may have become outdated since listing.
- List Entry ID
- 1198212
- Listing Type
- listed building
- Grade
- II
- Date Listed
- 9 February 1966
- Name
- GATEPIER OF FORMER MANOR HOUSE APPROXIMATELY 20 METRES SOUTH EAST OF CHURCH OF ST LAWRENCE
- Location
- GATEPIER OF FORMER MANOR HOUSE APPROXIMATELY 20 METRES SOUTH EAST OF CHURCH OF ST LAWRENCE, FARINGDON ROAD
- Parish
- Besselsleigh
- District
- Vale of White Horse
- County
- Oxfordshire
- Grid Reference
- SP 45590 01024
- Easting
- 445590.0000
- Northing
- 201024.0000
Listed Building Description
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BESSELSLEIGH FARINGDON ROAD SP4501 (North side) 10/42 Gatepier of former Manor 09/02/66 House approx. 20m. SE of Church of St. Lawrence (Formerly listed as Gatepier of former Manor House)
GV II
Gatepier. Early C17. Limestone, with some brick to left. Rusticated quoin strips and right side wall. Ashlar front and rear walls have round-headed niches. Moulded plinth and entablature: curved finial. This was one of a pair which formed the main southern entry to the Manor House bought by Speaker Lenthall in 1634: a map of 1724 shows their former context. (Buildings of England: Berkshire, p.86; V.C.H.: Berkshire, Vol.IV, p.394; Bodleian Library, M.S. Top, Berks a6 Journal 3).
Listing NGR: SP4559001024
