Building record 1084500000 - THE OLD CROWN, 97 BICESTER ROAD

Grade II. C16 or early C17. One storey and attic. Coursed rubble stone laid in alternating broad and narrow courses. Upper part of north gable timber-framed with brick infilling. All colour washed. Thatched roof, old brick stack in centre of main west block. North elevation to road has gable on right with 3-light horizontal sliding sash to ground floor and modern 3-light casement above. Door to left (in east wing) and small window in thatch over. Early C19 wrought iron lamp on elaborate scrolled bracket near north-west corner. East wing east gable has 5-light stone mullioned window to both floors, old metal casements. South elevation has two 3-light stone mullioned windows to ground floor with moulded hoods and labels. Three-light stone mullioned window to first floor left, later casement in thatch on right. East elevation of main block has ledged door on right, 3-light oak mullioned casement in centre, modern 2-light window on left; to first floor 3-light oak mullioned casement on right, later 4-light casement in thatch on left. Tiled valley at angle. West elevation has small window in former doorway on left, wide small paned sash, stone oven projection with tiled offset, 4-light oak casement, modern thatched lean-to porch over old ledged front door, 4-light oak casement on right. Right hand section raised in brick with two modern 3-light oak mullioned casements to first floor. Interior: Ground floor north-west room has large stone inglenook fireplace with chamfered lintel and old salt cupboard door. Early C17 moulded plaster overmantel of 6 panels alternating soldiers' heads in roundels and floral motifs. South room has early C18 bolection moulded wood chimneypiece with cornice. First floor landing has short section of C17 balustrade with thick turned balusters (B1).