Description

MINSTER LOVELL LOWER CRESCENT
SP3111 (West side)
charterville
18/96 The Laurels
07/07/77
GV II

Chartist bungalow. Circa 1847. Render on stone rubble with render quoins to
corners; slate hipped roof; rendered end stacks and central stack to rear.
Single-storey, 3-bay range. Central bay projects forward. Wood verandah across
front. Sash door to centre. Single-light casements to left and right of centre.
2-light casements to left and right. Cross-gable to centre bay. Interior not
inspected. History: Charterville was the third of five estates established by
the National Land Company. Company formed by Feargus O'Connor in 1845 to enable
people from factory towns to live on small holdings and qualify for a vote. The
Land Company ran into difficulties and was dissolved in July 1851.
(Working-Class Housing in Oxfordshire, by Crispin Paine, et.al. in "Oxoniensia"
vol 43, 1978, pp206-212; Charterville and the Chartist Land Company, by Kate
Tiller in "Oxoniensia" vol 50, 1985, pp251-266)

Listing NGR: SP3110511131

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26496259

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Recommended Books

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  Sussex: East with Brighton and Hove (Buildings of England) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Old House Handbook: A Practical Guide to Care and Repair by Hunt. Roger ( 2008 ) Hardcover
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  Oxfordshire: North and West (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Churches: An Architectural Guide (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Introductions)
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  Specifications for Building Conservation: Volume 1: External Structure: Practical Examples v. 2
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  Bedfordshire, Huntingdonshire, and Peterborough (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)