Symon Wysdom'S House

Symon Wysdom's House is a Grade II* listed building located on the east side of Burford and Upton High Street. Originally built as almshouses or cottages, it was remodelled in 1576 and underwent restoration in the late 19th century and mid-20th century. The structure is made of coursed rubble with a Cotswold stone roof and features three chimneys.

The house is two storeys high with four gables, each containing three-light stone mullion windows with drip-moulds. On the ground floor, there are three sash windows and a plain doorway with a chamfered stone lintel. To the east, a cross-wing extends north and includes two-storey stables, which have two windows on the first floor and two doors along with a window on the ground floor. One surviving three-light oak hollow-chamfered mullion window is located on the eastern side, and this part is marked as Rose Cottage on the Ordnance Survey map.

A moulded stone panel on the front of the building reads: "Symon Wysdom Alderman/the first founder of the Schole/in Burford gave these tenemenes/Wythe the other to the same schole/in an. 1576/all laude and prays be given/to God therefore Amen." Simon Wysdom was a notable businessman in the 16th century and was actively involved in local municipal affairs from around 1530 to 1585. He was also linked to a wife-selling incident in 1855, which cost £15.