Boundary Wall of Number 56 Fronting the Croft is a Grade II listed building in the Oxford local planning authority area, England. First listed on 28 June 1972. Boundary wall.

Boundary Wall of Number 56 Fronting the Croft

WRENN ID
gentle-newel-willow
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Oxford
Constituency
Oxford East MP: Anneliese Dodds (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
28 June 1972
Type
Boundary wall
Address
Boundary Wall of Number 56 Fronting the Croft, Old High Street
OS grid reference
SP 545 074
Coordinates
51.76274, -1.21126
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The boundary wall of Number 56, located on the west side of Old High Street, dates from the 18th or 19th century. It is constructed of rubble and has scenic value.

Local climate

Boundary Wall of Number 56 Fronting the Croft 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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