Old Beams is a Grade II listed building in the West Oxfordshire local planning authority area, England. Cottage. 1 related planning application.
Old Beams
- WRENN ID
- mired-span-jay
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- West Oxfordshire
- Constituency
- Witney MP: Charlie Maynard (LD)
- Country
- England
- Type
- Cottage
- Address
- Old Beams, 145, High Street, Burford, OX18 4RE
- OS grid reference
- SP 251 119
- Coordinates
- 51.80605, -1.63712
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
Old Beams is a cottage that dates from the 17th century, with alterations made in the early to mid-19th century. It is constructed of rubble and features a slate roof and a brick chimney on the left side. The building has a single-cell plan that includes partitions for an alley to the south, stairs to the north, and a lobby. There is a 18th-century rear wing and later attached premises. The cottage is two stories high and has one window on the first floor, which is a sash with vertical glazing bars, and a glazing-bar sash on the ground floor, both featuring a wooden lintel.
To the right, there is a ledged oak alleyway entry in a chamfered surround, and the interior includes a studded passage wall to the north and a cobbled alley. A corbelled side beam to the south has close-spaced joists, with the corbel being a re-set piece of a moulded window surround or mullion. The cottage was occupied from around 1643 to 1676 by Roger Daniell, a mason, who was a tenant of the Grammar School.
Local climate
Old Beams 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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- No EPC on record for this property
- Sale history — 2 transactions since 2023
- Related listed building consents — 1 application
- 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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