71 and 72, High Street is a Grade II listed building in the Oxford local planning authority area, England. First listed on 12 January 1954. A C18 House. 3 related planning applications.

71 and 72, High Street

WRENN ID
rusted-latch-tide
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
Address
71 and 72, High Street, OX1 4BA
OS grid reference
SP 519 062
Coordinates
51.75229, -1.2491
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

71 and 72 High Street is a building that dates back to the late 18th century, although it has been modernised. It features a four-storey front that is plastered and timber-framed, with cellars beneath. The building has a modillioned eaves cornice and brick stacks. The façade includes three-light sash windows designed in an 18th-century style, set within pilastered wood frames and architraves, complete with glazing bars. This building is part of a group of listed buildings on the south side of High Street.

Local climate

71 and 72, 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 78% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 73% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 36 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 61% 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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