Description

SP43SW
4/18
08/12/55

BARFORD ST.JOHN & ST.MICHAEL
BLOXHAM ROAD
(East side)
Barford St.John
Manor House
(Formerly listed as Manor House, dovecote and barn)

GV
II

House. c.1920. Regular coursed ironstone rubble. Stone slate roof laid to
diminishing courses. Paired stone stacks to ridge, ends and lateral. L-plan. 2
storeys plus attic. 5-window range. Garden front: Two 5-light stone mullioned
and transomed windows flank porch which has 4-centred arch. Plank door. A 2- and
3-light stone mullioned and transomed window to left and four 2- and 3-light
stone mullioned windows with hood moulds and label stops to right. Gable front
dormer to right has steeply pitched roof and 3-light stone mullioned window with
hood mould and label stop. Full dormer to left. Extension to left: Single storey
plus attic. 3-light stone mullioned and transomed window to ground floor. Sable
front dormer has 2-light stone mullioned window. Right end: 2-storey bay window,
stone copings. Reset datestone 1598/WMS. Interior not inspected.
(V.C.H.: Oxfordshire, Vol.IX, p.14; Buildings of England: Oxfordshire, 1974,
p.445).

Listing NGR: SP4383333196

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26298373

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  Hertfordshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Pioneers of Modern Design: From William Morris to Walter Gropius (Penguin Art & Architecture)
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  Bedfordshire, Huntingdonshire, and Peterborough (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Georgian Style and Design for Contemporary Living