2-16, Gravel Hill is a Grade II listed building in the South Oxfordshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 28 October 1974. A C19 Terrace of cottages. 7 related planning applications.
2-16, Gravel Hill
- WRENN ID
- dreaming-niche-crow
- 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
- Terrace of cottages
- Address
- 2-16, Gravel Hill, Henley-On-Thames, RG9 2EE
- OS grid reference
- SU 758 825
- Coordinates
- 51.53707, -0.90795
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
This is an early 19th century terrace of eight cottages, numbered 2 to 16, situated on Gravel Hill. The terrace follows the natural curve of the hill and is stepped upwards in pairs. The cottages are built of red brick, with No. 2 having a painted white front; they feature wide eaves and slate roofs. Each cottage has two storeys and a gabled dormer window, with one window per cottage. Most of the original sash windows with their glazing bars have been retained. The doorways are rounded, with stucco tympanums above. The terrace occupies an important position opposite several statutorily listed buildings and marks the entrance to the town.
The raised pavement and associated wall form part of a wider group. This includes Nos 5 to 19 (odd), the Old School and Main Buildings of the South Oxfordshire Technical College, Nos 43 to 49 (odd), the wall and gate piers that formerly belonged to Paradise House, and Ancastle Cottage (Nos 2 to 36, even). Ancastle Cottage also connects with the entrance walls, piers, gates, and lower lodge of Friar Park.
Local climate
2-16, Gravel Hill 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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- Full EPC report — heating system, energy costs, size, glazing, construction etc.
- Sale history — 11 transactions since 1996
- Related listed building consents — 7 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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