Former Bakehouse And Attached Outbuilding Approximately 10 Metres North West Of Manor House

SP 5801 GARSINGTON SOUTHEND (West side) 11/55 Former bakehouse and attached outbuilding approx 10 metres north-west of Manor House GV II

Former bakehouse and attached outbuilding. Possibly C16 and early C18. Limestone rubble with some timber lintels and ashlar dressings; old plain-tile roof and brick stacks. L-plan. Earlier 7-bay range running north-south is of uncertain function. East front: 2 bays to right formerly open-fronted, now weatherboarded; low entrance to right of centre with double doors; further plank door to left with 2 wood-frame unglazed windows over, one of 4 lights with diamond mullions. Roof hipped to right. Rear has 2 tiers of 3 small 3-light windows, some with heavy oak frames; upper tier unglazed. Lower centre window has concave-chamfered wood mullions, moulded internally, with old leaded lights. Frames may be re-used. C18 bakehouse range runs east-west. 2 storey. 3-window front to south has leaded 3-light casements, flat stone arches to ground floor and a rubble plinth. Irregular north front has ground floor entrance and C20 steps to first floor entrance. Interior: outbuilding roof has 6 trusses with 2 rows of clasped purlins; 5 are morticed for curved wind-braces, one of which survives, and all tie-beams are morticed for deep joists. South end contains large inserted stack serving adjoining bakehouse. Bakehouse roof has 4 heavy trusses with single row of clasped purlins. Ground floor has 2 spine beams supported on a central chamfered and moulded Samson-post. Large fireplace at west end has C19 brick segmental arch below a massive timber beam. Second large fireplace at east end has been mutilated. (V.C.H. Oxfordshire, V, p.136; Buildings of England, Oxfordshire, p.612; R. Ingram, Garsington Manor, (privately printed).)

Listing NGR: SP5820201976