Barn and Kitchen Garden Wall Approximately 250 Metres South West of the Oratory School is a Grade II listed building in the South Oxfordshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 16 August 1985. Barn. 1 related planning application.
Barn and Kitchen Garden Wall Approximately 250 Metres South West of the Oratory School
- WRENN ID
- forgotten-truss-river
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- South Oxfordshire
- Constituency
- Henley and Thame MP: Freddie van Mierlo (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 16 August 1985
- Type
- Barn
- Address
- Barn and Kitchen Garden Wall Approximately 250 Metres South West of the Oratory School, RG8 0PJ
- OS grid reference
- SU 651 818
- Coordinates
- 51.53155, -1.06205
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
This building is a barn located approximately 250 metres southwest of The Oratory School, likely dating from the late 17th century, with a 20th-century addition. It is constructed of red brick and features a plain tile roof. The barn has four bays and includes 20th-century doors leading to the extension on the right, as well as slit windows. Inside, there is a double queen post roof supported by wind braces. Adjacent to the barn is a subsidiary kitchen garden wall, which probably dates from the early 18th century and is also made of red brick. This wall includes an ornamental gateway with rusticated quoins and an arched overthrow.
Local climate
Barn and Kitchen Garden Wall Approximately 250 Metres South West of the Oratory School 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 79% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 71% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 35 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 55% 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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- Related listed building consents — 1 application
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- 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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