16 And 16A, Upper High Street

THAME UPPER HIGH STREET SP7005NE (North-east side) 10/157 Nos.16 and 16a 24/04/51 (Formerly listed as No.16)

GV II*

House, now 2 dwellings. C17, now forming part of cross-wing to rear; early C18 front range; mid C18 addition to right, raised late C19. Red brick with flared headers in Flemish bond; old plain-tile roof; brick end stacks. 2 storeys and attic; 4-window range. 8-panel door to right of centre with Doric pilaster surround supporting cornice with metopes and triglyphs. 12-pane unhorned sashes with painted wood architrave surrounds to ground and first floor. Flat brick band between ground and first floor. 2 flat-roofed full dormers with 6-pane unhorned sashes. Addition to right: red brick with flared headers in Flemish bond; old plain-tile roof; brick ridge stack to right of centre. 2-storey, 3-window range. Panelled and studded double carriage doors to carriageway to right with painted wood thin Doric pilaster surround supporting cornice with metopes and triglyphs. 2 horned sashes without glazing bars to left and centre. Flat brick band between ground and first floors. Three 12-pane horned sashes with brick flat arches to first floor. Interior: dog-leg staircase with landings and baluster balustrade, to rear; possibly re-set fielded panelling to entrance hall; carved wood fireplace surround in Rococo style and doorcase surrounds in dining room to ground floor right, reputedly from Rycote Park; wood panelling to bedroom to first floor centre; Queen-post roof with windbraces to cross wing to rear. (Buildings of England: Oxfordshire, 1979, p.817).

Listing NGR: SP7084505782