The Crown House

GREAT HASELEY THAME ROAD SP60SW (West side) 5/90 The Crown House

GV II*

House. Early C17. Limestone rubble and timber framing with herringbone brick infill; plain tile roof with brick stacks. U-plan. 2 storeys. Front has projecting wings, with stone gables and flat-arched openings, enclosing a small entrance court containing a small stone outshut to left. Walls to first floor are timber framed and include remains of a wood-mullioned window above the door. Irregular fenestration of C18 twenty-pane sashes, horizontal sliding sashes and casements. End gable walls are stone. Rear wall is timber framed at first floor, in large panels with some curved braces. Two large stone stacks, one with 3 diagonal brick shafts. Interior: Largely intact with open fireplaces (one having a 3-centred stone arch), framed partitions and 2 winder stairs rising to the loft (one partly removed). Roof has heavy rafters on single row of clasped purlins and lower windbraces. Wings may be slightly later than main range. Attached to the right, is a 3-bay stable/barn, probably C18. Said to have been built in 1610 for Luke Taylor, estate factor. Until mid C20 The Crown public house.

Listing NGR: SP6431301733