Shades is a Grade II listed building in the South Oxfordshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 8 June 1970. Townhouse. 2 related planning applications.
Shades
- WRENN ID
- moated-span-thistle
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- South Oxfordshire
- Constituency
- Henley and Thame MP: Freddie van Mierlo (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 8 June 1970
- Type
- Townhouse
- Address
- Shades, 40, Upper High Street, Thame, OX9 2DW
- OS grid reference
- SP 707 057
- Coordinates
- 51.74621, -0.97654
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
Shades is a townhouse that has been converted into a shop and dwelling. It dates from the early 19th century, with some alterations made to the ground floor in the 20th century. The building is constructed of red brick featuring flared headers and has a slate roof with visible chimney stacks. It is three stories tall and has a three-window range. The ground floor has an early 20th-century plate-glass shop front, which includes a glazed door on the right. The first floor features 16-pane unhorned sash windows on the left and center, both with brick flat arches, and a blind recessed panel on the right. The second floor has 12-pane unhorned sash windows, also with brick flat arches. The interior has not been inspected.
Local climate
Shades 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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- Full EPC report — heating system, energy costs, size, glazing, construction etc.
- No sale records on file
- Related listed building consents — 2 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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