Old cottages, Summertown
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Image: © Natasha Ceridwen de Chroustchoff Taken: 4 Mar 2008
Some of the original small artisan houses remain along the Banbury Road north of Summertown; building in this area commenced around 1820 when farmland began to be sold for development. The red and white checkered effect is characteristic of Oxford brickwork.
