Liddell House

SOUTH CERNEY SILVER STREET SU 0497-0597 (west side) 14/267 Liddell House

GV II Detached house. Late C18/early C19, extended to west and rear in 1862. Coursed rubble stone faced in ashlar to south, stone slate roof with stone end stack to right and brick external stack with stone flue to left. Single range of 3 storeys with single storey extension to west. Three windows, triple plate glass sashes to first and second floors, similar to left on ground floor with large canted bay of C19 to right and central recessed C20 glazed double doors. Plat bands between floors. Rear has long sloping roof almost forming true catslide, with main entrance porch of late C19 and scattered fenestration. Single storey wing to west has glazed double doors of C20 and flanking plate glass sashes on south side. House bought and extended by the father of Alice Liddell, said to be the model for Alice in Lewis Carroll's "Alice in Wonderland", and there is a small door in the hall said to be that referred to in the story. Alice's uncle was vicar of South Cerney at this time, i.e. c1862.

Listing NGR: SU0480997454