Description

KIDLINGTON HIGH STREET
SP4914 (North-west side)
10/95 No.95 and attached walls and
05/08/87 outbuildings

GV II

Farmhouse, now house. c.1760-70, with late C17/early C18 wing to rear left.
Squared and coursed limestone; gabled concrete tile roof to front, stone slate
roof to rear left wing and late C19 plain tile roof to wing on right; late C19
brick end stacks. U-plan with projecting wings to rear. 3 storeys; symmetrical
5-window range. Early C19 portico with moulded cornice and columns in front of
keyed stone lintel over 6-panelled door. Keyed stone lintels over late C19
two-pane sashes. Raised storey bands; moulded cornice to parapet. Range to
right, with hipped roof and refronted in late C19, has stone lintels over late
C19 sashes to one-bay front and flat stone arches over early C19 eight-pane
sashes to right and rear. Round window above C20 outshut to rear. Interior:
stone flagged floors; C18 and early C19 panelled doors; late C18/early C19 plank
doors to rear right, with fine Norfolk latch to one door and segmental-arched
heavy-pegged frame. Early C19 marble fireplace to left; on first floor, similar
fireplace to right and mid C18 fireplace with moulded stone architrave and mid
C18 hob grate with panelled surround to cupboard door on left; mid C18 fireplace
in attic. Fine mid C18 open-well staircase, with wreathed handrail, turned
balusters on open string, and carved guttae to fret-cut brackets; panelled dados
to stair-hall and well. Rear left wing has stop-chamfered beams and apple loft
with 3-bay collar-truss roof. Subsidiary features: walls, of stone-coped
limestone rubble, enclose garden to rear of approximately 58 x 22 metres.
Outbuildings attached to right are C18 privy of limestone rubble with pyramidal
stone slate roof; 2-storey C18 storehouse of similar materials with collar-truss
roof; mid C19 outbuilding with pantile roof. Walls used for fruit growing:
Kidlington was noted for fruit growing, especially apricots.

Listing NGR: SP4939514277

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26679528

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