Crucks is a Grade II listed building in the South Oxfordshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 18 July 1963. House. 2 related planning applications.
Crucks
- WRENN ID
- deep-pinnacle-finch
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- South Oxfordshire
- Constituency
- Henley and Thame MP: Freddie van Mierlo (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 18 July 1963
- Type
- House
- Address
- Crucks, Rectory Road, Great Haseley, OX44 7JG
- OS grid reference
- SP 642 018
- Coordinates
- 51.7114, -1.07194
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
Crucks is a small house, likely dating from the 16th century or earlier, with a 20th-century extension. It is constructed from limestone rubble and timber framing, with stone and brick infill, and has a plain tile roof featuring a brick gable stack. The building has a two-unit plan and is one storey plus attics. The front displays timber framing on the right side with brick infill, while the left gable wall showcases a cruck frame. There is an extension and a projecting wing on the right. The windows and dormers are from the 20th century.
Inside, the house features a nearly intact two-bay cruck structure. A central jowled post supports the original first floor in the right bay, and a 17th-century floor with chamfered and stopped joists has been inserted into the hall bay on the left. A large stack against the left gable wall, likely from the 17th century, includes an open fireplace with brick jambs and a bread oven. Additionally, a two-light window with diamond mullions can be seen on the inner face of the rear wall.
Local climate
Crucks 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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- No EPC on record for this property
- No sale records on file
- Related listed building consents — 2 applications
- Detailed attributes — period, style, materials, features
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- Weather exposure and heating demand — rain and frost month by month and year by year, wind direction, solar and humidity
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