Old School Building at South Oxfodshire Technical College is a Grade II listed building in the South Oxfordshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 28 October 1974. School.

Old School Building at South Oxfodshire Technical College

WRENN ID
dim-granite-holly
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
South Oxfordshire
Constituency
Henley and Thame MP: Freddie van Mierlo (LD)
Country
England
Date first listed
28 October 1974
Type
School
Address
Old School Building at South Oxfodshire Technical College, Gravel Hill, Henley-On-Thames
OS grid reference
SU 758 825
Coordinates
51.53686, -0.90825
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The Old School Building at South Oxfordshire Technical College, built in 1879, is a former school constructed from knapped flint and red brick. It features a retiled roof adorned with crested tiles and finials above the main gable facing the street. A lancet vent is positioned above a large Gothic window with tracery. The entrance is located under a twin-gabled porch on the western side facade, which has a stone tablet above it. This elevation is supported by buttresses. The building is recognized for its visual importance within the group, which includes Nos 5 to 19 (odd), the South Oxfordshire Technical College Old School and Main Buildings, Nos 43 to 49 (odd), and the wall and gate piers to the former Paradise House. Ancastle Cottage, Nos 2 to 36 (even), and the pavement surface in front of those properties also contribute to the group, along with the entrance walls, piers, gates, and the lower lodge of Friar Park.

Local climate

Old School Building at South Oxfodshire Technical College 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 81% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 77% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 34 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 50% 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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