2 and 3, Oldway is a Grade II listed building in the Bedford local planning authority area, England. First listed on 27 August 1987. House.
2 and 3, Oldway
- WRENN ID
- ghost-cellar-curlew
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Bedford
- Constituency
- North Bedfordshire MP: Richard Fuller (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 27 August 1987
- Type
- House
- Address
- 2 and 3, Oldway, Bletsoe
- OS grid reference
- TL 023 582
- Coordinates
- 52.2129, -0.50412
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
Nos. 2 and 3 Oldway is a house with origins dating back to around 1500, featuring several later building phases up to the late 17th century, along with a small 19th-century rear extension. The structure is made of coursed limestone rubble that partly replaces the original timber framing, which has colourwashed plaster infill, and includes ironstone quoins and coping on the gable end facing the Avenue. The roof is covered with old clay tiles, while the small extension has thatch. The building's plan has developed through at least five phases, starting with an open hall. Within this hall, one side of a smoke bay remains, which originally had a one-sided stone chimney that was later modified to include a second side back-to-back, along with an early red brick ridge stack. The house stands two storeys tall and features several old casement windows.
Local climate
2 and 3, Oldway 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 97% 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 50% 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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