The George Gallery is a Grade II listed building in the South Oxfordshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 21 May 1985. Inn, shop, dwelling.
The George Gallery
- WRENN ID
- standing-gutter-cedar
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- South Oxfordshire
- Constituency
- Henley and Thame MP: Freddie van Mierlo (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 21 May 1985
- Type
- Inn, shop, dwelling
- Address
- The George Gallery, 27, High Street, Wheatley, OX33 1XX
- OS grid reference
- SP 594 057
- Coordinates
- 51.74768, -1.14041
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The George Gallery is an inn that has been converted into a shop and dwelling. It dates from the mid to late 16th century and was refronted in the early 18th century. The building is constructed of coursed squared limestone rubble with ashlar dressings and features an old plain-tile roof with brick stacks. It has a three-unit plan with a through entry and stands two storeys high.
The front has five windows and is accented with ashlar quoins. There is a carriage entry to the right of the centre, which has a semi-circular arch, keyblock, and imposts, with a window above it. The flanking bays contain single windows on both the ground and first floors, while the extreme left bay has pairs of windows. All windows are topped with heavy stone segmental arches and feature 20th-century sashes. Additional windows have been inserted in the right bay, and entrances are located within the carriage entry.
At the rear, there is a restored timber-framed gallery. Inside, there are two stone fireplaces with 4-centre arches and recessed spandrels, a large open inglenook fireplace with a massive stone segmental arch, and a wall painting on the first floor that is dated to around 1570. The building also features butt-purlin roofs.
Local climate
The George Gallery 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 75% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 36 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 64% 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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