Okens House is a Grade II* listed building in the Warwick local planning authority area, England. First listed on 10 January 1953. A Medieval House. 4 related planning applications.
Okens House
- WRENN ID
- peeling-render-autumn
- Grade
- II*
- Local Planning Authority
- Warwick
- Constituency
- Warwick and Leamington MP: Matt Western (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 10 January 1953
- Type
- House
- Period
- Medieval
- Address
- Okens House, 20, Castle Street, CV34 4BP
- OS grid reference
- SP 282 648
- Coordinates
- 52.28068, -1.58689
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
Oken's House, located at 20 Castle Street, is a late 15th century timber-framed house with significant historical associations. An inscription on the gable end facing the street indicates that Thomas Oken, a wealthy mercer who died in 1573, donated this house for charitable purposes. The house was restored in 1864. The gabled end features a jettied first floor and retains some heavy curved timber framing that is original. Most of the external framing and infilling appears to date from the 19th century, but the overall character of the building has been preserved. The east elevation has two identical flush gables with 19th century barge boards and finials, and the roof is covered with old tiles. The interior details are not specified. Currently, Oken's House houses the Warwick Doll Museum. Thomas Oken was the last Warden of the Guild of the Holy Trinity and Saint Mary and one of the first burgesses of the town of Warwick, which was incorporated in 1545. Oken's House is part of a group that includes Nos 10, 12, 16, and 20.
Local climate
Okens House receives an average of 760 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 66% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 69% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 37 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 67% of listed buildings. Of these, 18 follow at least 1 mm of rain in the preceding 48 hours. Average temperatures at this location have risen by 0.3°C per decade since 1991.
Averages for 1991–2020; temperature trend 1991–2025. Figures describe the wider area (a grid cell of roughly 10 km), not the individual site. Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026.
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- No sale records on file
- Related listed building consents — 4 applications
- Detailed attributes — period, style, materials, features
- Flood risk assessment
- Radon risk assessment
- Weather exposure and heating demand — rain and frost month by month and year by year, wind direction, solar and humidity
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