1 And 3, London Road

BICESTER LONDON ROAD SP5822S (East side) 3/54 Nos.1 and 3 20/03/70 GV II

Shop and dwelling. Probably mid C18 and C19. Pebbledashed brick and limestone rubble; plain-tile and Welsh-slate roofs with brick stacks. Range of 2 builds with rear wing. 3 storeys and 2 storeys plus attic. 4-window front of No.1 has a second-floor storeyband, cornice and plain parapet, all rendered over, and has 4-light C19 sashes, shorter at second floor. Steep-pitched tiled roof has flanking stacks. Single-bay front of No.3, to right, also has a band and is rendered, but is probably C19; there is a canted bay window at first floor. Shallow-pitched roof is slated. Continuous C20 shop front. Rubble rear of No.1 has a contemporary lower rear wing, returning on left, which has some leaded casements, and there is a hipped-roofed stair projection in the angle of the ranges. Interior: dogleg stair, rising to attic, with turned column balusters, moulded handrails carried over rectangular newels, and closed strings, moulded to landings.

Listing NGR: SP5860822334