History in Structure

39, Market Square

A Grade II Listed Building in Bicester, Oxfordshire

More Photos »
Approximate Location Map
Large Map »

Coordinates

Latitude: 51.8966 / 51°53'47"N

Longitude: -1.1502 / 1°9'0"W

OS Eastings: 458570

OS Northings: 222342

OS Grid: SP585223

Mapcode National: GBR 8XJ.409

Mapcode Global: VHCX4.0LSG

Plus Code: 9C3WVRWX+JW

Entry Name: 39, Market Square

Listing Date: 20 March 1970

Grade: II

Source: Historic England

Source ID: 1046466

English Heritage Legacy ID: 243558

ID on this website: 101046466

Location: Bicester, Cherwell, Oxfordshire, OX26

County: Oxfordshire

District: Cherwell

Civil Parish: Bicester

Built-Up Area: Bicester

Traditional County: Oxfordshire

Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Oxfordshire

Church of England Parish: Bicester with Caversfield

Church of England Diocese: Oxford

Tagged with: Building

Find accommodation in
Bicester

Description


BICESTER MARKET SQUARE
SP5822S (South side)
3/83 No.39
20/03/70
GV II

Shop and dwelling, now offices. Late C16/early C17. Roughcast timber framing;
old plain-tile roof with rubble and brick end stack. 2-unit gable-fronted plan.
2 storeys plus attics. Front has renewed 2- and 3-light casements to the upper
floors plus a C20 shop window and entrance. Left return wall retains a
horizontal-sliding sash with old glazing, and has a 4-panel door and C20 shop
window. To rear of steep-pitched roof is a massive rubble-based stack, probably
shared with No.40, Kings Arms Hotel (q.v.), with 3 rebuilt diagonal shafts.
Interior: massive stop-chamfered beams with heavy square joists; winder stair
from cellar to attics; some 2-panel doors and a fragment of C17 panelling;
butt-purlin roof with curved windbraces. Possibly originally part of Kings arms
Hotel.
(V.C.H.: Oxfordshire, p.455).


Listing NGR: SP5857022340

External Links

External links are from the relevant listing authority and, where applicable, Wikidata. Wikidata IDs may be related buildings as well as this specific building. If you want to add or update a link, you will need to do so by editing the Wikidata entry.

Recommended Books

Other nearby listed buildings

BritishListedBuildings.co.uk is an independent online resource and is not associated with any government department. All government data published here is used under licence. Please do not contact BritishListedBuildings.co.uk for any queries related to any individual listed building, planning permission related to listed buildings or the listing process itself.

British Listed Buildings is a Good Stuff website.