Number 4 and Steps,Railings, Plinth Front, Wall and Gatepier to Left is a Grade II listed building in the Cherwell local planning authority area, England. First listed on 7 October 1969. House. 3 related planning applications.

Number 4 and Steps,Railings, Plinth Front, Wall and Gatepier to Left

WRENN ID
hallowed-baluster-laurel
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Cherwell
Constituency
Banbury MP: Sean Woodcock (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
7 October 1969
Type
House
Address
Number 4 and Steps,Railings, Plinth Front, Wall and Gatepier to Left, West Bar Street, Banbury, OX16 9RR
OS grid reference
SP 452 404
Coordinates
52.06025, -1.341
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

Number 4 is a house that likely dates from the 18th century and was remodeled in the 19th century. It is constructed of limestone ashlar with a stone slate roof that is laid in diminishing courses. The house features stone bases for the stacks at both ends and stone copings. The building has a three-unit plan, stands two storeys plus an attic, and has a four-window range.

The entrance is off-centre to the left and includes a four-panelled door, side windows, a fanlight, and a pediment supported by consoles. To the left of the entrance is a Venetian window with a keystoned head, and there are two similar windows to the right. The first floor has four similar windows, and there are four gabled roof dormers. A flat band runs between the ground floor and the first floor, and there is a moulded, chamfered eaves cornice below the stone parapet.

In front of the house, there are steps, railings, and a stone plinth. To the left, a wall made of squared blocks of ironstone has a stone coping that sweeps up. There is a square ironstone pier, and the wall also incorporates a six-panelled door with a moulded wood surround.

Local climate

Number 4 and Steps,Railings, Plinth Front, Wall and Gatepier to Left sits in a drier-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 740 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 76% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 66% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 38 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 72% 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 EPC on record for this property
  • Sale history — 1 transaction since 2001
  • Related listed building consents — 3 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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