26-32, High Street is a Grade II listed building in the South Oxfordshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 2 June 1971. Row of cottages.

26-32, High Street

WRENN ID
eastward-porch-tarn
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
South Oxfordshire
Constituency
Henley and Thame MP: Freddie van Mierlo (LD)
Country
England
Date first listed
2 June 1971
Type
Row of cottages
Address
26-32, High Street, Benson, OX10 6RP
OS grid reference
SU 619 917
Coordinates
51.62098, -1.10674
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

This building is a row of cottages located at 26 to 32 High Street, dating from the 17th century with 20th-century alterations. The exterior is rendered, likely over brick, and features an old plain-tile roof with brick stacks. The structure is two storeys high and has an eight-window range. The left side, left of centre, and right of centre have 20th-century ribbed doors, each with gabled tiled hoods. There is a 20th-century glazed door to the right of centre. Most openings have casement windows, except for a 16-pane sash window on the ground floor to the left and a 20th-century bow window to the right of centre. There is a ridge stack in the centre, another ridge stack to the right of centre with diagonally set flues, and an internal stack to the left of centre. The interior has not been inspected.

Local climate

26-32, High Street 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 82% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 75% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 37 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 65% 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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