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Walling, Railings at Sheldonian Theatre and Ornamental Piers Fronting Broad Street

A Grade I Listed Building in Oxford, Oxfordshire

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Latitude: 51.7545 / 51°45'16"N

Longitude: -1.2551 / 1°15'18"W

OS Eastings: 451516

OS Northings: 206468

OS Grid: SP515064

Mapcode National: GBR 8YY.TS7

Mapcode Global: VHCXV.65B9

Plus Code: 9C3WQP3V+RX

Entry Name: Walling, Railings at Sheldonian Theatre and Ornamental Piers Fronting Broad Street

Listing Date: 28 June 1972

Grade: I

Source: Historic England

Source ID: 1369353

English Heritage Legacy ID: 245363

ID on this website: 101369353

Location: Oxford, Oxfordshire, OX1

County: Oxfordshire

District: Oxford

Electoral Ward/Division: Carfax

Parish: Non Civil Parish

Built-Up Area: Oxford

Traditional County: Oxfordshire

Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Oxfordshire

Church of England Parish: Oxford St Michael and St Martin and All Saints

Church of England Diocese: Oxford

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Description


BROAD STREET
1.
1485
(South Side)
Walling, railings
at Sheldonian Theatre
and ornamental piers
fronting Broad Street
SP 5106 SW 8/148A
SP 5106 SE 9/148A
I GV
2.
Screen, with ashlar plinth and piers and wrought iron railings. The statues
round the north exterior front on Broad Street were replaced in 1868 in Milton
Stone and the steps were re-designed in 1949 The screen, and especially
the 'Caesars' are at present undergoing restoration (1971). (See also The
museum of the History oooff Science).

[Exeter College, The Old Ashmolean Building, The Sheldonian Theatre and The
Old Clarendon Building form a group with The Indian Institute, Catte Street.


Listing NGR: SP5149806453

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