106 and 107, High Street is a Grade II* listed building in the Oxford local planning authority area, England. First listed on 12 January 1954. A C14 House, historic inn. 4 related planning applications.

106 and 107, High Street

WRENN ID
ancient-lantern-root
Grade
II*
Local Planning Authority
Oxford
Constituency
Oxford West and Abingdon MP: Layla Moran (LD)
Country
England
Date first listed
12 January 1954
Type
House, historic inn
Address
106 and 107, High Street, OX1 4BW
OS grid reference
SP 515 062
Coordinates
51.75229, -1.25435
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

106 and 107 High Street are two houses that also serve as modern shops, dating back to 1320. They are of significant architectural and historical interest, featuring what is likely the finest domestic vaulted cellar in Oxford, a notable 15th-century roof, and a partially damaged 14th-century window. This building is one of the few remaining examples of a medieval academic hall, known as Tackley's Inn, which was the first property acquired by Adam de Brome for the foundation of Oriel College around 1324.

The modern front, rebuilt in the 19th century, consists of three stories with stuccoed timber framing. Number 106 has two sets of three sash windows with plain frames and glazing bars on the first and second floors. It has a hipped Welsh slate roof with a gabled dormer featuring a two-light casement window. At the back, extending southward, is an early 18th-century three-story timber-framed wing. Number 107 features two bay windows with casements on the first floor and two sash windows in moulded frames on the second floor, along with a Welsh slate roof.

Inside, the 14th-century elements include the stone south wall of the hall and a quadripartite vaulted stone cellar with five bays. The upper part of the wall retains the remains of a 15th-century trussed and braced collar-beam roof with two bays. An original window with two pointed lights can be found in the south wall of the hall.

Local climate

106 and 107, High Street sits in a drier-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 730 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 77% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 70% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 34 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 50% of listed buildings. Of these, 15 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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