Wayside, Crown Road
Letter from 1922 and ownership plan when called Sunnyside.
There is a copyright image from Sites and Monuments Records from 1987-9 held on https://www.pictureoxon.com/
Early/mid C18. Limestone rubble with squared quoins; old plain-tile roof with stone and brick lateral stacks. Central stair plan. 2 storeys plus attics. 3-window front has central 6-panel door with stone flat arch and moulded canopy flanked by 2-light casements under shallow segmental brick arches; at first floor a single light between 2-light casements with brick dressings to their upper parts. 3 roof dormers. Stone outbuildings at both ends. Plain rear (to road) has 2 brick stacks on gabled stone bases and a plaque commemorating the residence there of the C18 poet William Mickle.
Listing details state 'House. Early/mid C18. Limestone rubble with squared quoins; old plain-tile roof with stone and brick lateral stacks. Central stair plan. 2 storeys plus attics. 3-window front has central 6-panel door with stone flat arch and moulded canopy flanked by 2-light casements under shallow segmental brick arches; at first floor a single light between 2-light casements with brick dressings to their upper parts. 3 roof dormers. Stone outbuildings at both ends. Plain rear (to road) has 2 brick stacks on gabled stone bases and a plaque commemorating the
residence there of the C18 poet William Mickle. Interior not inspected. Noted as dated 1791'.
(V.C.H.: Oxfordshire, Vol.V, p.109).
This was the home of Prof. Peter Sleight (cardiologist) and his wife, Gillian, before they went into care in 2018. He had lived in Wheatley for 50 years and died in October 2020.