Folly Bridge is a Grade II listed building in the West Oxfordshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 29 June 1988. House. 6 related planning applications.
Folly Bridge
- WRENN ID
- rooted-oriel-swift
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- West Oxfordshire
- Constituency
- Bicester and Woodstock MP: Calum Miller (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 29 June 1988
- Type
- House
- Address
- Folly Bridge, Cassington Road, Bladon, OX20 1LE
- OS grid reference
- SP 440 142
- Coordinates
- 51.82476, -1.36201
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
This is a house dated 1743, as indicated by a datestone. It is constructed from coursed limestone rubble with a gabled stone slate roof and end stacks finished in brick. The house originally comprised two units, and later expanded. The main section is two storeys high with a two-window front. A 20th-century porch has been added. The windows are 19th-century two-light casements with iron fittings, set within keyed flat stone arches. To the right is a two-storey, three-window range of similar materials, featuring a hoist opening. A buttressed two-storey-and-attic section, also built from the same materials, stands to the left, featuring a brick end stack, 20th-century windows, and a segmental stone arch over a blocked door. A late 19th-century two-storey range complements the structure to the left. The interior has not been inspected, but is thought to contain features of interest. The building holds group value, which means it contributes significantly to the character of its surrounding area.
Local climate
Folly Bridge receives an average of 750 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 71% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 65% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 34 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 51% 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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- Full EPC report — heating system, energy costs, size, glazing, construction etc.
- Sale history — 2 transactions since 2005
- Related listed building consents — 6 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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