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Friends Meeting House, Wallingford, Historic Building Record |
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Architectural History Practice Ltd unpublished report series
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Abstract: |
The meeting house is a small brick building of 1724 and survives largely unaltered. Furnishings include the rare 'pulpit-type' stand. There is no burial ground on the site but six headstones were relocated here from Warborough. Overall, the meeting house has high heritage significance. Evidential value: The meeting house is relatively little altered and has the potential to reveal more about its history and users. It has high evidential value. Historical value: The building is a rare example of a small, little altered meeting house of the eighteenth century. It has high historical value. Aesthetic value: The aesthetic appeal of the building derives principally from its simplicity and compactness. It has high aesthetic value. Communal value: The building has been in Quaker use since its construction and, more recently, also in wider community use. It has high communal value. |
Author: |
Johanna Roethe
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Publisher: |
Architectural History Practice Ltd
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Historic England (OASIS Reviewer)
Please note: this record has been validated by-proxy by Historic England.
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Year of Publication: |
2015
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Friends Meeting House, Castle Street |
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Oxfordshire |
District: |
South Oxfordshire |
Parish: |
WALLINGFORD |
Country: |
England |
Grid Reference: 460702, 189627 (Easting, Northing)
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01 Feb 2018 |