County Hall with the Curving Screen Walls and Turrets on Either Side is a Grade II* listed building in the Oxford local planning authority area, England. First listed on 29 January 1968. A 1841 County hall. 5 related planning applications.

County Hall with the Curving Screen Walls and Turrets on Either Side

WRENN ID
narrow-vault-rook
Grade
II*
Local Planning Authority
Oxford
Constituency
Oxford West and Abingdon MP: Layla Moran (LD)
Country
England
Date first listed
29 January 1968
Type
County hall
Address
County Hall with the Curving Screen Walls and Turrets on Either Side, New Road
OS grid reference
SP 510 061
Coordinates
51.7518, -1.26182
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

County Hall, built in 1841, is a charming "Neo-Norman fortress" designed by J Plownan. The building features a symmetrical composition with a single storey and a five-bay frontage. The central bay projects forward and includes a castellated porch with turrets above. On either side of the central bay, there are large round-headed sash windows set within "Gothic" surrounds. The front of the building is decorated with mock arrow slits, and the screen walls are castellated, also featuring arrow slits in the end turrets. Additionally, lamp standards in the form of 'fasces' are positioned on either side of the door. The roof is not visible, and the structure is made of stone.

Local climate

County Hall with the Curving Screen Walls and Turrets on Either Side 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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  • Sale history — 1 transaction since 2018
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  • 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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