The Birdcage Public House is a Grade II* listed building in the South Oxfordshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 24 April 1951. A Tudor Public house. 2 related planning applications.

The Birdcage Public House

WRENN ID
leaning-turret-plum
Grade
II*
Local Planning Authority
South Oxfordshire
Constituency
Henley and Thame MP: Freddie van Mierlo (LD)
Country
England
Date first listed
24 April 1951
Type
Public house
Period
Tudor
Address
The Birdcage Public House, 4, Cornmarket, Thame, OX9 3DX
OS grid reference
SP 706 058
Coordinates
51.74715, -0.97751
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The Birdcage Public House is a public house dating from the early 16th century, with a likely 16th-century three-storey addition on the left and a late 18th-century lean-to addition at the ground floor. The building features a rendered exterior, probably over brick at the ground floor, and has a slate roof on the lean-to section between the ground and first floors. The structure includes large timber framing with rendered infill and old plain-tile roofs, along with brick stacks.

The façade presents a two-storey, two-window range, with a three-storey single-window range to the left. There are sash doors at the center and an angled corner to the left. The left and right sides feature tripartite unhorned sashes with glazing bars, while a horizontal sliding sash is located to the right. A two-light leaded casement is positioned at the center. The timber framing on the first floor to the left showcases unusual crossed tension braces. A 20th-century two-light wood mullion and transom window is also present on the first floor to the left. The second floor jetties out to the left and contains a two-light casement. The roof has gables of varying heights at the center and right, with a gabled roof to the left that has a gable end facing the street.

On the left return, there are 16th-century wood angled oriels on the first floor, featuring Perpendicular tracery. Inside, the ground floor displays visible spine beams, dragon beams, and joists. The building is reputed to have cellars that date back to before the 16th century.

Local climate

The Birdcage Public House 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 80% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 78% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 38 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 73% of listed buildings. Of these, 17 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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