3, 4 and 5 Lewin Close

This is a house, originally comprising three separate dwellings at numbers 3, 4, and 5 Lewin Close, now located on Beauchamp Lane (formerly Church Street) in Oxford. The house dates to the 17th century, with later alterations. It is set at a right angle to the road and has a long, rectangular plan, including cellars. The construction is of roughcast rubble, with stone copings, kneelers, ball finials, and a stone slate roof. Modern yellow brick chimney shafts have been added.

The south elevation features modern two-light casement windows. The west gable, dating to the 17th century, retains three and four-light casement windows with wood frames and lintels. The north elevation is of coursed rubble and has five gabled attic dormers incorporated into the roof, along with five two-light modern casement windows.

The interior has been modernized, with the exception of the ground floor east room, which retains some late 18th century panelling and a decorative niche. Historically, the property was known as the Rectory farmhouse and may have been built around 1600 by William Napper, who died aged 75. Records suggest Napper was in Cowley in 1573 and owned a "farmhouse" there.