Oxford House

Oxford House is a house, now converted into flats, dating from the early to mid-19th century, with possible origins in an earlier period. The front is faced with limestone ashlar, while the sides are of coursed squared limestone rubble. It has an artificial slate roof and end stacks, with the right-hand stack rebuilt in concrete blockwork, parallel to a range and the gable end of a large rear wing. The house is three storeys and has an attic, with a three-window front. The first floor has three 2/2-pane hornless sashes in plain reveals; the second floor has three 3/3-pane hornless sashes in plain reveals with projecting stone cills; and the ground floor has two 2/2-pane hornless sashes in similar reveals. A pedimented Doric doorcase is centrally positioned, framing a 6-panel door in a round-headed opening with a decorative fanlight. A hipped dormer to the centre is a 20th-century reconstruction. The building has a shallow ashlar plinth, band courses above the ground and first floors, and a cill band to the first floor. A moulded stone cornice sits above, with a coped parapet. A single-storey, semi-circular ashlar bow to the right side has two long 6/9-pane curved sashes without horns in plain reveals with stone cills, flanking later French doors with glazing bars and a 2-pane overlight. The bow has a moulded stone cornice and blocking course. A large three-storey and attic wing extends to the rear. The interior was not inspected. Oxford House has been converted into flats and is now part of a large late 20th-century housing development. According to reports, Edward VIII, while Prince of Wales, maintained a flat in Oxford House for visits to Cirencester to play polo.