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Quaker Meeting House, Henley, Historic Building Record |
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Architectural History Practice Ltd unpublished report series
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Abstract: |
The meeting house was built in 1894, replacing an earlier meeting house on the site. It is attached to a listed cottage and has a historic burial ground to the rear. The meeting house has medium heritage value. Evidential value: The meeting house is a Victorian building; it has medium evidential value. Historical value: The construction of the meeting house in the 1890s was the result of the work of the Home Mission Committee and the adult schools movement. The building has medium historical value. Aesthetic value: The building was designed by a local architect, Charles Smith and Son of Reading, and incorporates fine moulded brick and terracotta on the main elevation. It has medium aesthetic value. Communal value: The meeting house is well used by Quakers and community groups. It has high communal value. |
Author: |
Johanna Roethe
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Publisher: |
Architectural History Practice Ltd
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Other Person/Org: |
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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Quaker Meeting House, Northfield End |
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Oxfordshire |
District: |
South Oxfordshire |
Parish: |
HENLEY ON THAMES |
Country: |
England |
Grid Reference: 475923, 183139 (Easting, Northing)
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architec1-241732 |
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Created Date: |
01 Feb 2018 |