The King and Queen Public House is a Grade II listed building in the South Oxfordshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 18 July 1963. Public house.

The King and Queen Public House

WRENN ID
tenth-garret-merlin
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
Public house
Address
The King and Queen Public House, High Street, Wheatley
OS grid reference
SP 595 057
Coordinates
51.74731, -1.13887
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The King and Queen Public House is an inn, now functioning as a public house, dating from the late 16th century to early 17th century, with a remodel in the mid-18th century. It is constructed from squared coursed limestone rubble with ashlar dressings, featuring a plain-tile roof and brick stacks. The building has a four-unit main range with two rear wings and stands two storeys plus attics high.

The five-window front has central bays that project forward, adorned with two rendered gables, a plinth, and a second-floor storey band. It includes two-light casements with keyblocks and an entrance to the right of the centre, which is framed by a wide triangular-pedimented architrave. The gables feature two-light casements. The bay to the right of the break has stone flat arches, while the bay to the left showcases a three-light stone-mullioned window on the first floor, complete with ovolo mouldings and a label. Below this, a similar two-light window has been blocked by a four-light casement. The left end gable has a stone parapet and a brick stack, with a large stack featuring two diamond shafts located one bay to the right. The lower, irregular rear wings contain casements and dormers.

Inside, there is a Tudor-arched moulded stone fireplace in the main range and a large open fireplace with a bressumer in the rear wing.

Local climate

The King and Queen Public 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 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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