Royal Oak Public House is a Grade II listed building in the Bedford local planning authority area, England. First listed on 4 June 1974. Public house. 2 related planning applications.
Royal Oak Public House
- WRENN ID
- grim-moulding-lichen
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Bedford
- Constituency
- North Bedfordshire MP: Richard Fuller (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 4 June 1974
- Type
- Public house
- Address
- Royal Oak Public House, 107, High Street, Riseley, MK44 1DF
- OS grid reference
- TL 043 629
- Coordinates
- 52.25526, -0.47224
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Royal Oak Public House is a building that dates from the 17th, 18th, and 19th centuries. The northeast block, which faces the road, features 17th century colour washed rough cast over a timber frame and has a gable end. There is an 18th century extension at the rear that is also timber framed with colour washed plaster infill, and the entire block is thatched. It has four bays overall, is one storey high with attics, and the road elevation includes a 20th century casement window on the ground floor and a two-light horizontal sash window with glazing bars in the attic. The southwest block, built in the 19th century, is made of chequered brick and has a 20th century tiled roof. This section has a three bay plan and is two storeys tall, featuring sash windows with glazing bars under cambered heads on both floors, along with a 20th century door to the right.
Local climate
Royal Oak Public House sits in one of the driest parts of the UK, with an average of 690 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 96% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 91% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 34 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 52% of listed buildings. Of these, 16 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 EPC on record for this property
- No sale records on file
- Related listed building consents — 2 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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