Worcester Cottage is a Grade II listed building in the Oxford local planning authority area, England. First listed on 12 January 1954. House. 2 related planning applications.

Worcester Cottage

WRENN ID
north-plaster-evening
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
Worcester Cottage, 172, Walton Street, OX1 2HD
OS grid reference
SP 509 065
Coordinates
51.75529, -1.26298
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

Worcester Cottage is a house located on Walton Street, likely originating from the early 17th century, though it has been significantly altered and modernized. The building is two stories tall, constructed of stuccoed rubble, and features a stone slate roof with three attic dormers. A central stack with a moulded stone base and a red brick shaft is present. The front of the house has modern three-light casement windows and a projecting porch in a Doric style with a pediment. Additionally, there is a later wing on the northeast side, and the east elevation displays three gables.

Local climate

Worcester Cottage 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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