High Street
Oxford, OX1 4BG
Beaumont Buildings, Oxford.
This delightful, narrow street is found at the back of St. John Street.
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Wrought iron boot scraper right hand side of doorway,
2 Beaumont Buildings, Oxford. ​ 23rd February 2011.
Wrought iron boot scraper
2 Beaumont Buildings, Oxford. 26th April 2018
Top view of wrought iron boot scraper right hand side of doorway.
4 Beaumont Buildings, Oxford. 26th April 2018
Wrought iron boot scraper,
4 Beaumont Buildings, Oxford. 26th April 2018
Beaumont Buildings was developed at the same time as St John Street. Beaumont Buildings is tucked away behind St John Street, on the west side. The city centre amenities are within walking distance, including the railway station. The buildings are small red brick-built, some with chequer brick pattern, terraced houses. Although numbers 1, 2 and 3 are detached houses. Most of the houses were built by speculators, of whom many lived themselves in the new development. The houses in Beaumont Street were occupied by financiers, builders, and prominent tradesmen, whereas, those who occupied St John Street and Beaumont Buildings were lesser tradesmen and college servants. ”
British History Online, http://www.british-history.ac.uk/vch/oxon/vol4/pp181-259 23/04/2018
Cast iron boot scraper right hand side of doorway.
8 Beaumont Buildings, Oxford. 26th April 2018
Cast iron boot scraper left hands side of doorway affixed to wall.
11 Beaumont Buildings, Oxford. 23rd February 2011.
"During 1829 the last leases in Beaumont Buildings were written into the lease ledger. These were for 4 and 18 (at each end of the main row) and also for 7 and 8. Since however, the lease in each case ran from October 1826, it seems probably that they had in fact been built before 1829. Even more delayed were the lease ledger entries for nos. 1 and 2 Beaumont Buildings. The earliest lease found for these two houses are both dated October 1839 and both refer to the leases starting in October 1838. It seems more likely these were renewals rather than first leases. The original leases would have run from 1824 and these two houses would have been the first to have been built in Beaumont Buildings". The lowest rated house in 'the Beaumonts' area was no. 2 Beaumont Buildings, at £10 this house and no. 1 Beaumont Buildings were the only two-storeyed houses but no.1 was much bigger than no. 2 and was rated at £16.
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Ref. Anson Osmond, 'Building on the Beaumonts: An Example of Early 19th Century Housing Development'. pp.308-309 and p. 317
Cast iron boot scraper, right hand side of doorway.
8 Beaumont Buildings, Oxford. 26th April 2018
Cast Iron boot scraper, right side of doorway.
20 Beaumont Buildings, Oxford. 26th April 2018
Cast iron boot scraper affixed to wall,
11 Beaumont Buildings, Oxford. 26th April 2018
One of a number of coach and stable buildings in the area, this one located in Beaumont Street, at the back of 54 St John Street, Oxford. Many of the residents in the 'Beaumonts' area would have had access to a coach and stable building. 2nd April 2011
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...basement, with out-house and small court yard,
being No.10, Beaumont Buildings, Oxford. No.10 Beaumont Buildings, Oxford in the occupation of Mr. Thes. A. Roberts, a yearly tenant, at the rent of £10; held of St. John's College, Oxford, by lease for 40 years, from the 10th of October, 1868 ...
Published: Saturday 27 November 1869
Newspaper: Oxford Journal
County: Oxfordshire, England