Burford Grammar School Buildings on South West Corner of Lawrence Lane is a Grade II listed building in the West Oxfordshire local planning authority area, England. School, house.

Burford Grammar School Buildings on South West Corner of Lawrence Lane

WRENN ID
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Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
West Oxfordshire
Constituency
Witney MP: Charlie Maynard (LD)
Country
England
Type
School, house
Address
Burford Grammar School Buildings on South West Corner of Lawrence Lane, High Street
OS grid reference
SP 252 123
Coordinates
51.80966, -1.63583
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

Burford Grammar School consists of two burgage houses under one roof, dating from around 1700 to 1720. The buildings have been altered in the 19th and 20th centuries, including a new roof and adaptations for school use. The front is made of ashlar stone, with a Cotswold stone roof that is hipped to the north return. The structure is two storeys high and features five bays on the left and seven bays on the right, with chamfered quoins and a quoin strip separating the two houses. There is a wooden modillion eaves cornice.

The left-hand house has late 18th century, 19th century, and late 20th century glazing bar sash windows, with moulded architraves, plinths, and cills. The central window is smaller and pedimented, featuring a pulvinated frieze, while a former doorway below it has been blocked, with a matching window next to it. The right-hand part has raised flat architraves, mostly restored in the 20th century, with cock-beads and keystones. It has a configuration of three bays, one bay, and three bays, with a central wide 20th century entry that matches the style of the rest.

A rubble chimney is located on the right side, and the rubble return to Lawrence Lane retains one range of early 18th century windows that have been restored. The first-floor windows have transoms, while the ground-floor windows feature both mullions and transoms. There is also a mid-19th century extension with a 1:2-bay layout. The right-hand part displays a Sun Fire Insurance Mark (No 82516) in the centre of the first floor.

Local climate

Burford Grammar School Buildings on South West Corner of Lawrence Lane receives an average of 790 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 58% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 59% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 36 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 65% of listed buildings. Of these, 17 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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