O'Briens is a Grade II listed building in the South Oxfordshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 5 June 1985. House. 3 related planning applications.

O'Briens

WRENN ID
veiled-spire-grain
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
South Oxfordshire
Constituency
Henley and Thame MP: Freddie van Mierlo (LD)
Country
England
Date first listed
5 June 1985
Type
House
Address
O'Briens, Stanton Road, Forest Hill with Shotover, OX33 1DT
OS grid reference
SP 584 079
Coordinates
51.76678, -1.1537
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

O'Briens is a house dating from the early to mid-18th century. It is constructed of limestone rubble with squared quoins and timber lintels, topped by a plain-tile roof featuring brick gable stacks. The building has an L-shaped plan and is two storeys high. The front elevation has two windows and a six-panel door located to the right of centre, flanked by tall sash windows, with two 2-light casements on the first floor. All window frames are from the 20th century. The rear wing, which is on the right side, includes 3-light casements. The interior has not been inspected. This building is included for its group value.

Local climate

O'Briens 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 78% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 73% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 36 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 61% 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
  • Sale history — 3 transactions since 1997
  • Related listed building consents — 3 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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