Shipton Grange, Shipton Grange House and Boundary Wall is a Grade II listed building in the West Oxfordshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 19 December 1986. Residential.
Shipton Grange, Shipton Grange House and Boundary Wall
- WRENN ID
- long-ledge-oak
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- West Oxfordshire
- Constituency
- Witney MP: Charlie Maynard (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 19 December 1986
- Type
- Residential
- Address
- Shipton Grange, Shipton Grange House and Boundary Wall, High Street, Shipton-Under-Wychwood
- OS grid reference
- SP 276 174
- Coordinates
- 51.85529, -1.5993
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
Shipton Grange, located in Shipton-under-Wychwood, is a converted stable building dating from around 1903, possibly designed by Perkins and Bulmer. The north wing is primarily from the 17th and 19th centuries. The structure features coursed rubble with ashlar dressings and a hipped roof that mimics stone slates. It has three ashlar chimneys, one of which is lead-capped, and a louvred cupola on the right side.
The building is a long, low, symmetrical block designed in a Vanbruggian style, with plain, raised end quoins and a wide impost level band. It includes long ranges with a prominent central archway featuring two main arches and two smaller subsidiary arches, all of which are segment-headed and set within pedimented ashlar gables, with ball finials on the center and left-hand gables. The building is single-storey facing the road and displays a rhythm of arched blind windows (with one glazed) in raised surrounds, complete with impost and key blocks.
The central gable was panelled in 1905-06, while the right-hand gable was panelled in the late 20th century. The right-hand roof hip contains a bell housing, and late 20th-century rooflights are positioned at intervals. A carriage lamp from around 1903 is located on the central gable. The building provides an important return to the north, creating a symmetrical approach to Shipton Court, which includes the south wing of Ayton.
The structure has five gables with blocked gable openings and one three-light mullion window on the west side. It features one chimney, three ridge vents, and a well-restored clock turret with a cupola and wind-vane located in the east bay, which retains its stone slates. The clock mechanism dates from 1807, and the bell in the cupola is from 1834. The turret has an angled bay on the east front and a balustrated parapet, serving as a garden pavilion for Shipton Court.
Additionally, there is an important east boundary wall from the former stable yard, now part of Shipton Grange and Shipton Grange House. This wall, built around 1900, is made of rubble, stands about 12 feet high, and connects the east end of the north wing to the dovecote. It is a significant feature in the garden layout of Shipton Court.
Local climate
Shipton Grange, Shipton Grange House and Boundary Wall receives an average of 780 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 59% 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 41 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 79% of listed buildings. Of these, 20 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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