Attached Walls And Outbuildings

Two houses were built in the late 18th century. They are constructed from coursed limestone rubble with a gabled concrete tile roof. The chimneys are brick, with one ridge stack finished in 18th-century brick. The design follows a four-unit plan with three storeys and a three-window front. A timber lintel protects an early 19th-century six-panelled door (two glazed panes) to the right of centre. Another timber lintel covers a late 19th-century plank door to the left. The ground floor features a timber lintel over a late 19th-century three-light casement window with glazing bars to the right, and an early 19th-century four-over-eight pane sash window to the left. The upper floors have 20th-century windows, with an early 19th-century six-pane sash on the first floor and two 19th-century two-light casement windows on the second floor. An outshout, dating from the 19th century, is located to the rear. The interior remains unexamined but is likely to possess features of architectural interest. Attached to the houses is approximately 8 metres of 18th-century limestone rubble wall with stone slate coping. This connects to an 18th-century outbuilding of limestone rubble, topped with a corrugated iron roof, and featuring a collar-truss roof with butt purlins internally. Behind the outbuilding, a circuit of 18th and early 19th-century garden walls, constructed of coursed limestone rubble with stone slate coping and early 19th-century rat trap bond to the front, enclose a garden measuring approximately 25 metres by 60 metres, located to the rear of No. 60, Grove House. These walls were used for fruit growing, reflecting Kidlington’s historical reputation for fruit production, particularly apricots.