Devonshire House is a Grade II listed building in the South Oxfordshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 24 October 1951. House. 2 related planning applications.
Devonshire House
- WRENN ID
- dusk-cobble-hawk
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- South Oxfordshire
- Constituency
- Henley and Thame MP: Freddie van Mierlo (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 24 October 1951
- Type
- House
- Address
- Devonshire House, the Street, South Stoke, RG8 0JS
- OS grid reference
- SU 598 835
- Coordinates
- 51.54782, -1.13834
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
Devonshire House is a farmhouse that has been converted into a house, dating from the 17th century. It features large timber framing with painted brick infill, and the end of the cross wing to the left is also made of painted brick. The roof is covered with old plain tiles, and there are brick ridge stacks located to the left and right of the center. The building has a U-shaped plan and consists of two storeys with four bays.
The facade has a two-window range with cross wings on both the left and right sides. A plank door is positioned to the left of the center, and there is a six-light wood casement window in the center. To the left end of the cross wing, there is a three-light wood casement window, and another three-light wood casement window is located in the center of the first floor. Additionally, there is a three-light wood casement window at the end of the cross wing to the left. The gable end of the cross wing to the right features a queen-post roof truss. The interior has not been inspected.
Local climate
Devonshire House 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
- 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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