Fonthill Philomel is a Grade II listed building in the South Oxfordshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 28 October 1974. House. 7 related planning applications.

Fonthill Philomel

WRENN ID
upper-soffit-nettle
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
South Oxfordshire
Constituency
Henley and Thame MP: Freddie van Mierlo (LD)
Country
England
Date first listed
28 October 1974
Type
House
Address
Fonthill Philomel, 2, Hop Gardens, Henley-On-Thames, RG9 2EH
OS grid reference
SU 756 826
Coordinates
51.53806, -0.91056
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

Fonthill Philomel is a late 19th century to early 20th century building located on Hop Gardens. It is constructed of red brick with the first floor featuring tile hanging. The roof is tiled and includes some fish scale bands. The building has an irregular plan with gables and very tall, elaborate chimneys that have heavy stepped brick cornices above string courses. It is 1.5 and 2 storeys high with attics, and features windows that are mainly leaded casements across a width of six bays. The door is adorned with a stone architrave and a dentil cornice, and the name of the house is engraved on a scroll below the cornice.

Local climate

Fonthill Philomel sits in a drier-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 720 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 81% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 77% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 34 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 50% of listed buildings. Of these, 14 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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  • No EPC on record for this property
  • Sale history — 2 transactions since 2009
  • Related listed building consents — 7 applications
  • Detailed attributes — period, style, materials, features
  • 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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