The Old House is a Grade II listed building in the Cherwell local planning authority area, England. First listed on 8 December 1955. Farmhouse.
The Old House
- WRENN ID
- lunar-banister-thrush
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Cherwell
- Constituency
- Banbury MP: Sean Woodcock (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 8 December 1955
- Type
- Farmhouse
- Address
- The Old House, Main Street, Sibford Ferris, OX15 5RE
- OS grid reference
- SP 356 373
- Coordinates
- 52.0332, -1.4822
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Old House is a farmhouse, now a house, believed to have been purchased by Jeremiah Lamb in 1658, with alterations from the 18th century. It is constructed of coursed ironstone rubble and features a steeply pitched, raised thatched roof with brick ridge and end stacks. The building has a 3-unit plan and is two storeys high, with a three-window range. The entrance, located to the left, has a plank door with a wood lintel and a large hood above it. Flanking the entrance are two-light and single-light windows in wood frames. To the right, there is a three-light metal casement window and a bow window. On the first floor, there are two three-light and one four-light metal casement windows in wood frames. The windows throughout have wood lintels, lead cames, and wrought-iron casement fasteners and springs. Jeremiah Lamb is noted to have moved here from Little Rollright Mill and was a farmer known for creating a unique collection of British wildflowers. The interior has not been inspected.
Local climate
The Old House receives an average of 760 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 67% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 62% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 39 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 75% of listed buildings. Of these, 19 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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