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Title:

An Historic Building Assessment of Hallidays Antiques, High Street, Dorchester-on-Thames, Oxfordshire

Series:

John Moore Heritage Services unpublished report series

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https://doi.org/10.5284/1121946

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Abstract:

BUILDING SURVEY: A study of all available historic maps and plans, together with a documentary search was undertaken at the Public Records Office in Oxford and the Centre for Oxfordshire Studies, supplemented by previous planning documentation obtained at South Oxfordshire District Council. A full photographic survey of the interior and exterior of the group of buildings was also undertaken to illustrate historic fabric and features. A range of floor plans showing the locations of the photographs have been produced for the site archive. An on-site investigation was carried out to examine the standing building fabric in order to assess the development of the building over time. This enabled an analysis of the buildings and the creation of analytical floor plans to show phasing in the development of the site over time. WATCHING BRIEF: The majority of the ground works were monitored mainly immediately after excavation. This methodology was agreed with the County Archaeologist, in light of the results of the first operations on site. Ground reduction and excavation for foundations in the new build in the extreme north-east corner of the site were not seen due to lack of notification by the main contractor. BUILDING SURVEY: The group of building that make up the premises of Hallidays antiques have been subject to a high degree of modification over time. It appears that the earliest element of this group is the timber-framed cottage of possible 16th century origin. This date estimate is based on the surviving elements of the structure, and the incorporation of worked stone of ecclesiastical origin in the fireplace. The use of such stonework must have taken place after the dissolution (1530s) in order for the stone to be available for use. The partial nature of the remains of this timber frame structure makes stricter dating difficult. The cottage was incorporated in the late 17th century brick built house abutting the cottage at its eastern end. The new build, utilising fashionable building elements, provided access to the older timber framed cottage in addition to the new rooms. The cottage appears to have undergone some modernisation at the time the new brick building was constructed: probably including the addition of a lathe and plaster ceiling and the brick bread oven within the fireplace. The brick house provided staircase access to the first floor of the timber frame cottage; original access to the upper floor of the cottage may have been had from the ground floor rear room, demolished to make room for the modern single storey extension. The location of a staircase is suggested by the ground plan shown on the sales catalogue (Figure 2). Further modernisation to the cottage and the brick-built house may have included the addition of a later brick frontage, 18th century in origin, incorporating the segmental arched sash windows and the whole front projecting further forward onto the street line than the earlier timber frame cottage. The projection is in line with the adjacent 18th century High Street range of the Missionary College. The two stone ranges: the central range and the Queen Street range may form additional early phases in the Hallidays site. The Queen Street range pre-dates the 18th century High Street range, as indicated by the continuation of the stone construction into the ground floor gable at the corner of Queen Street and High Street. It is clear that the stone ground floor was built up using brick and further modified in the 20th century with the addition of the bow window. The Central Range, also of stone, but with only the western wall surviving, may be contemporary with the Queen Street range.

Author:

M Henderson

Publisher:

John Moore Heritage Services

Year of Publication:

2004

Locations:

District:	South Oxfordshire
Country:	England
Parish:	Dorchester
County:	Oxfordshire

Grid Reference: 457814, 194264 (Easting, Northing)

Subjects / Periods:

DITCH (Monument Type England)

PLOUGH MARKS (Monument Type England)

SHOP (Monument Type England)

CELLAR (Monument Type England)

ROMAN PIT (Tag)

ROMAN PLOUGH MARKS (Tag)

POST MEDIEVAL WALL (Tag)

MEDIEVAL SHERD (Tag)

POST MEDIEVAL PIT (Tag)

BLADE (Object England)

WALL (Monument Type England)

POST MEDIEVAL TIMBER FRAMED HOUSE (Tag)

POST MEDIEVAL HOUSE (Tag)

POST MEDIEVAL CELLAR (Tag)

BUILDING SURVEY (Event)

TIMBER FRAMED HOUSE (Monument Type England)

UNCERTAIN DITCH (Tag)

MEDIEVAL DITCH (Tag)

HOUSE (Monument Type England)

ROMAN SHERD (Tag)

BURIED SOIL HORIZON (Monument Type England)

PIT (Monument Type England)

WATCHING BRIEF (Event)

POST MEDIEVAL SHERD (Tag)

20TH CENTURY SHOP (Tag)

POST MEDIEVAL SOAKAWAY (Tag)

LAYER (Monument Type England)

POST MEDIEVAL LAYER (Tag)

UNCERTAIN PIT (Tag)

MEDIEVAL PIT (Tag)

SOAKAWAY (Monument Type England)

EARLY NEOLITHIC BLADE (Tag)

ROMAN BURIED SOIL HORIZON (Tag)

THEOLOGICAL COLLEGE (Monument Type England)

SHERD (Object England)

POST MEDIEVAL THEOLOGICAL COLLEGE (Tag)

20TH CENTURY (Historic England Periods)

ROMAN (Historic England Periods)

MEDIEVAL (Historic England Periods)

EARLY NEOLITHIC (Historic England Periods)

POST MEDIEVAL (Historic England Periods)

UNCERTAIN (Historic England Periods)

Identifiers:

OASIS Id:	johnmoor1-124723
Report id:	1536

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Created Date:

22 Jul 2024