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Formerly the Air Balloon Public House

A Grade II Listed Building in Abingdon, Oxfordshire

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Latitude: 51.6694 / 51°40'9"N

Longitude: -1.2935 / 1°17'36"W

OS Eastings: 448955

OS Northings: 196970

OS Grid: SU489969

Mapcode National: GBR 7YQ.9SN

Mapcode Global: VHCY6.J9JL

Plus Code: 9C3WMP94+QJ

Entry Name: Formerly the Air Balloon Public House

Listing Date: 18 October 2000

Grade: II

Source: Historic England

Source ID: 1389685

English Heritage Legacy ID: 488393

ID on this website: 101389685

Location: Caldecott, Vale of White Horse, Oxfordshire, OX14

County: Oxfordshire

District: Vale of White Horse

Civil Parish: Abingdon on Thames

Built-Up Area: Abingdon

Traditional County: Berkshire

Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Oxfordshire

Church of England Parish: Abingdon-on-Thames

Church of England Diocese: Oxford

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Description


SU4896
583/1/10006
18-OCT-00

ABINGDON
OCK STREET
(North side)
169
Formerly The Air Balloon public house

GV
II

Public house. Early C19; extended circa 1830s. Red brick in Flemish bond with vitrefied headers. Welsh slate roofs, east range hipped with brick dentil eaves course, west range gable-ended. Brick axial stacks.
PLAN: 2-room plan early C19 range on left; extended circa 1830s by addition of taller block on right [east].
EXTERIOR: 2-storey 2-window range on left, ground floor central doorway with small canopy on shaped brackets flanked by tripartite sashes with glazing bars; two smaller windows on first floor with cambered brick arches. Taller 2-storey and attic, 1-window range on right with band at first floor level, large 16-pane sashes and small gabled dormer with 6-pane sash. Right-hand [E] return has bowed window on ground floor, first floor band, 16-pane first floor sash and small gabled attic dormer with 6-pane sash. All windows boarded over, except dormer for windows.
INTERIOR not inspected.

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