The Museum of History of Science Oxford, England
Listed Building Data
The Museum of History of Science has been designated a Grade I 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shown here, minor errors and/or formatting may have occurred during transcription, and some information may have become outdated since listing.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
- 1369352
- Listing Type
- listed building
- Grade
- I
- Date Listed
- 12 January 1954
- Name
- THE MUSEUM OF THE HISTORY OF SCIENCE
- Location
- THE MUSEUM OF THE HISTORY OF SCIENCE, BROAD STREET
- District
- Oxford
- County
- Oxfordshire
- Grid Reference
- SP 51489 06435
- Easting
- 451489.3000
- Northing
- 206435.3789
Listed Building Description
Text courtesy of Historic England. © Crown Copyright, reprinted under the Open Government License.
BROAD STREET 1. 1485 (South Side) The Museum of the History of Science (The Old Ashmolean Building) SP 5106 SW 8/149 12.1.54. I GV 2. RCHM 4. Built in 1679-83 by the University, Thomas Wood being master-mason and Arthur Frogley the master-carpenter, in Headington stone; this was patched with Clipsham stone and the surface artificially toned down, 1928-30. For measured drawings, see Phillips's Details I(1909), 230-34. 2 storeys and basement, 5 windows, 2 light mullion and transom windows with alternate triangular and semi-circular pedimented heads. Pedimented doorway. Balustraded steps and parapet added in 1957.
Exeter College, The Old Ashmolean Building. The Sheldonian Theatre and The Old Clarendon Building form a group with The Indian Institute, Catte Street.
Listing NGR: SP5149006432
