Building record 2416/0/247 - No.53 West Street (Former Victoria Inn Public House)

17th century, formerly a workhouse, replaced in 1837 by the Victoria Inn, now a private residence

C17. L-shaped building of 2 storeys in rubble with steep stone slate roofs with verges on the gables. One 3-light window over similar, wood lintel, as door. Right-hand has 1 hung sash window on 1st floor to each face, later 3-light window to road with heavy wood lintel. Nos 15 to 19 (odd) 25 and 33 to 53 (odd) form a group with Church of St Wilfred, Paine's Almhouses and Oundle Congregational Church.

{3} 17th century building. L-shaped, 2 storeys. In doe listing book as an inn at some period," Former Victoria Inn Public House."

{4}Victoria Inn, West Street
Building shown on the maps as 'public house' later 'Oundle antiques' and now private residence. Stone construction. The building was originally the early workhouse for the town and was re-named in 1837 - the year of Queen Victoria's accession to the throne. Film 1, photo 1. (1)

Parish Workhouse, West Street
The workhouse had been purchased in 1720 as a way of reducing the cost of providing poor relief and thus reducing the size of the annual levy. 'The Town is eased of two Thirds of their Charge, and yet I assure you the Poor are provided for in a plentiful manner, and have everything necessary or convenient in Life' John Clifton.
Workhouse now on the site occupied by the Victoria Inn. The majority of structures have been demolished, but part of the workhouse is now an antiques shop and private house. This is where the master of the workhouse would have been likely to live. (1)

{6} Two undated photos;

<1> Clews Architects, 1980s, Database for Listing of Historic Buildings of Special Architectural Interest: Northamptonshire, 1/8 (Digital archive). SNN102353.

<2> List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest ("Greenback"), H16 (unchecked) (Catalogue). SNN41470.

<3> List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest, p.47 (unchecked) (Catalogue). SNN44215.

<4> Ballinger J., 1999, Northamptonshire Extensive Urban Survey: Oundle (Industrial), (unchecked) (Digital archive). SNN100257.

<5> Higginbotham P., 2002, The Workhouse: Banbury & Northamptonshire Extract, (unchecked) (Extract). SNN102266.

<6> Photographs of buildings in Oundle (Photographs). SNN114658.

Record last edited

Feb 8 2023 12:22PM