Draft Bicester Conservation Area Appraisal November 2009

Thatched 22 Church StreetThere are two public houses within thissmall area and both buildings date fromthe 17th century. The area also containsthe one of the two remaining thatchedbuildings within the Conservation Area,no. 22 Church Street (the other is nearbyat 3 Kings End). No. 24 is an example ofunsympathetic infill which is found acrossthe Conservation Area. Number 8 ChurchStreet (the Old Magistrate’s Courthouseand county police station) has a cart entrancewith stone setts leading of the mainstreet (see below).Church Street in 1910The same view todayLittle has changed in the view towards thechurch of St Edburg from Church Street.The building frontages remain similar withsingle storey bay extensions to bothpublic houses. The most obvious changeis the narrowing effect of car parking onthe street and the intrusion of overheadpower lines.No. 1-5 Church Lane are brick terracedproperties that contribute to the character ofthe area of brick propertiesThe view towards the Church of St. Edburgfrom Church Lane is one of the key viewswithin the Conservation Area.36