Former Lion Public House is a Grade II listed building in the Vale of White Horse local planning authority area, England. First listed on 19 January 1951. Public house. 4 related planning applications.
Former Lion Public House
- WRENN ID
- worn-banister-hawk
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Vale of White Horse
- Constituency
- Oxford West and Abingdon MP: Layla Moran (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 19 January 1951
- Type
- Public house
- Address
- Former Lion Public House, 15, High Street, Abingdon on Thames, OX14 5BB
- OS grid reference
- SU 497 970
- Coordinates
- 51.67017, -1.28258
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Former Lion Public House is a partly rebuilt 17th-century timber-framed house located on the north side of High Street. It has two storeys and features two gables, with the left gable covered in modern tiles. The exterior is roughcast, and there are two windows with three light double hung sashes in wooden frames, supported by carved brackets. A central pediment with a rough cut and tiled roof is present, along with a moulded wood band between the storeys. On the ground floor, there are two double windows with modern glazing and a modern panelled doorway topped with a gilded lion sign. To the right, there is a passage arch flanked by Doric pilasters. Historically, local farmers would hire labour in the courtyard at Michaelmas. The building is part of a group that includes Nos. 1 to 15 (odd).
Local climate
Former Lion 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 78% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 69% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 32 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 59% 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 — 3 transactions since 2000
- Related listed building consents — 4 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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