The three rubblestone cottages numbered 20, 22 and 24 are probably all of 17th-century origin, and may have once formed a single property: the fron
This prime corner-site was an inn from the 15th to late 18th century, recorded first as the Bear (in 1489), and from 1539 as the Angel.
In 1571 the Burford merchant Simon Wisdom granted a small cottage here to trustees for Burford Grammar school, rebuilding it as 3 cottages in 1576.
This remarkable run of late medieval buildings continues with No.
A timber-framed building of c.1500 lies behind this tall frontage.
This site will soon contain all Burford wills and inventories for 1500-1699. There will be a glossary to help with obscure words.
Wouldham, Purser Place, the house of Walter Burke. He was purser on the Victory and it was in his arms that Nelson died.
Preston Hall – country house in Ayelesford
This timber-framed, two storey house, now a restaurant, is one of the most prominent in The Homend, principally due to its two-storey jettied porch
Now housing a clothes shop, this is an early 17th century building that was remodelled in the late 18th century.
