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Gunfield
Gunfield is a large detached Gothic Revival house in Norham Gardens, North Oxford, a Victorian era, Victorian suburb of Oxford, England. It was designed by the architect Frederick Codd (1799–1881) and completed in 1877. It is located on the Norham Manor estate, backing onto the University Parks, at the junction of Norham Gardens and Fyfield Road, close to Lady Margaret Hall, an University of Oxford, Oxford college. The house was Grade II listed in 1992. The house is built in red brick with stone dressings. It has tall chimneys and gables separated by a tower at the front, and with a tiled roof. There are two main storeys, attic rooms, and a semi-basement (four storeys in total). A loggia with a balustrade was added to the rear in the early 20th century. The house included fireplaces with William De Morgan tiles. History The first leaseholder was the philanthropist Mary Jephson (1823–1892), who named the house "Gunfield". She lived there with her mother Ann Sarah Jephson (1796â ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Norham Gardens
__NOTOC__ Norham Gardens is a residential road in central North Oxford, England. It adjoins the north end of Parks Road near the junction with Banbury Road, directly opposite St Anne's College, Oxford, St Anne's College. From here it skirts the north side of the Oxford University Parks, ending up at Lady Margaret Hall, a college of Oxford University that was formerly for women only, backing onto the River Cherwell. Public access to the Parks is available from the two ends of the road. To the north of the road are Bradmore Road near the western end and Fyfield Road near the eastern end. A number of houses in Norham Gardens are now used by the University of Oxford (mainly the Department of Education) and its colleges. St Edmund Hall, Oxford, St Edmund Hall's Graduate Centre is housed in several buildings on this road. One house, previously run by the Society of the Sacred Heart and then St Benet's Hall, Oxford, St Benet's Hall, is now accommodation and teaching space for St Hilda' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
