Description

BICESTER KINGS END
SP5822S (North side)
3/39 No.16 (The Old Manor House)
31/01/52 (Formerly listed as Manor
Farmhouse)

GV II

Farmhouse, now house. Late C17/early C18. Coursed squared limestone and coursed
rubble, both with wooden lintels; plain-tile roof with brick end stacks. T-plan
with subsidiary range. 2 storeys plus attic. Symmetrical 5-window front of
principal range has a deep plaster eaves cove and 4-pane C19 sashes, at ground
floor with stop-chamfered lintels; the 4-panel central door has a rectangular
overlight and a slated wooden porch with flanking settles. Roof has flanking
stacks, to left rising from a large chimney projection, and has 2 gabled roof
dormers. Rubble range extending to right is a separate built and has 3-light
casements (2 at first floor and one at ground floor) all with stop-chamfered
lintels and some lights with leaded glazing. 2-window rear wing has leaded
2-light casements, larger at first floor, and a plank door facing right. Rear of
main range is all of rubble and has no vertical joint line. Interior not
inspected.
(V.C.H.: Oxfordshire, Vol.VI, p.20).

Listing NGR: SP5820622453

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26495811

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  Yorkshire: York and the East Riding (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Northumberland (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Maintaining and Repairing Old Houses: A Guide to Conservation, Sustainability and Economy