Number 121 (Dragon Farmhouse) With Attached Barn And Cart Entry, Garden Wall And Outbuilding Attached To Number 119

1. 5132 SP 6809 1/26

LONG CRENDON BICESTER ROAD (south side) No 121 (Dragon Farmhouse) with attached barn and cart entry, garden wall and outbuilding attached to No 119

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2. Medieval, C17 and C18. Four bays. Bay nearest road is early C18, 2 storeys and attic, coursed rubble stone, rendered gable, coved eaves of moulded timber and plaster, tiled roof. Gable end has one 3-light leaded casement to each floor. East elevation has 2 casements to each floor, 2-light on left, 3-light on right, timber on ground floor, old leaded glazing on first floor with original glass in left hand window. Central 2 bays medieval and later with crucks. Two storey, timber-framed with plaster and brick infill, thatched roof, continuing over end bay. Panelled oak to door to left, 3-light casement on right, 2 upper casements in thatch, 3-light to left, one-light to right. End bay C17, possibly a brewhouse. Rubble stone to ground floor, timber-frame above with brick infill, some herringbone, 3-light casement to ground floor. Stone gable wall with large projecting stone chimney stack with tiled offset on west side. Small thatched lean-to to right, small leaded upper window to left. West elevation has glazed door to centre, 3-light casements each side, 2-light casement in thatch. Half glazed door in rear bay and 6-pane first floor window. Interior of house has 2 good cruck trusses with blades truncated above collars. Beams of floor inserted into former open hall appear to be C16/17. Barn on road frontage attached to house by cart entry. Probably early C19, stone with brick dressings, weatherboarded upper part. Concrete tiles replacing thatch, hipped at west end. Road front has a modern 3-light swept dormer over the cart entrance, rear elevation has 3 similar 4-light dormers. Interior of barn has queen strut trusses. Stone boundary wall and low thatched outbuilding attached to No 119 (qv).

Listing NGR: SP6863909163