Almshouses is a Grade II listed building in the Cherwell local planning authority area, England. First listed on 8 December 1955. Almshouse. 5 related planning applications.
Almshouses
- WRENN ID
- bitter-granite-weasel
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Cherwell
- Constituency
- Banbury MP: Sean Woodcock (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 8 December 1955
- Type
- Almshouse
- Address
- Almshouses, 1 and 2, North Side, Steeple Aston, OX25 4SE
- OS grid reference
- SP 474 260
- Coordinates
- 51.93053, -1.31071
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
This pair of almshouses, likely built around 1660, underwent alterations around 1814 and were extended in the 20th century. They are constructed from coursed squared marlstone with limestone dressings and feature a Stonesfield-slate roof with stone-and-brick gable stacks. The buildings have single-unit plans with added wings and rise to two storeys, with a symmetrical front that includes two 2-light stone-mullioned windows with labels. There are also two old plank doors set in chamfered 4-centred stone doorways, each marked with the initials "SR." On the first floor, in later rubble walling, there are two 3-light casements with lattice glazing. The left cottage, known as No.2, has a stone sundial dated "1814." The gable walls display a raised eaves line, and small single-storey extensions flank the main range. The almshouses were built by Brasenose College, Oxford, and the initials likely refer to Dr. Samuel Radcliffe, who was the principal of the college and rector of the parish. The interiors have not been inspected.
Local climate
Almshouses 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 69% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 37 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 66% of listed buildings. Of these, 17 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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- Full EPC report — heating system, energy costs, size, glazing, construction etc.
- No sale records on file
- Related listed building consents — 5 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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