The Tollhouse, Whitchurch Bridge is a Grade II listed building in the South Oxfordshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 2 June 1995. Tollhouse. 2 related planning applications.
The Tollhouse, Whitchurch Bridge
- WRENN ID
- nether-parapet-furze
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- South Oxfordshire
- Constituency
- Henley and Thame MP: Freddie van Mierlo (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 2 June 1995
- Type
- Tollhouse
- Address
- The Tollhouse, Whitchurch Bridge, Whitchurch-On-Thames
- OS grid reference
- SU 636 769
- Coordinates
- 51.48751, -1.0854
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Tollhouse at Whitchurch Bridge is a bridge tollhouse built in 1792 by John Treacher. It is constructed of painted brick and features a plain clay tile roof with gabled ends and brick gable-end stacks. The building has a small rectangular plan, with the entrance located at the north gable-end and a porch on the east side facing the bridge carriageway.
The exterior is two storeys high and nearly symmetrical on the east front, showcasing two and three-light casement windows with leaded panes. A central brick gabled porch contains a doorway on the right-hand return. The right-hand gable-end features a central round-headed doorway with a semi-circular fanlight, large imposts, and a keystone supporting a pedimental hood, above which is a decorative diaper pattern in the brickwork. Additional casement windows are present at the rear and on the south gable-end.
The interior appears to have largely 20th-century joinery. Historically, the first bridge was built in timber in 1792 by Act of Parliament, based on designs by John Treacher, who was the surveyor to the Thames Commissioners. It was rebuilt in wood in 1852, and the current Whitchurch Bridge is a steel structure completed in 1902.
Local climate
The Tollhouse, Whitchurch Bridge 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 79% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 71% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 35 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 55% 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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- No EPC on record for this property
- No sale records on file
- Related listed building consents — 2 applications
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