8 and 10, West End is a Grade II listed building in the West Oxfordshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 3 March 1988. House, shop. 6 related planning applications.
8 and 10, West End
- WRENN ID
- gaunt-cobble-spindle
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- West Oxfordshire
- Constituency
- Witney MP: Charlie Maynard (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 3 March 1988
- Type
- House, shop
- Address
- 8 and 10, West End, Witney, OX28 1ND
- OS grid reference
- SP 359 103
- Coordinates
- 51.79093, -1.48076
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
A row of three houses, dating to the early to mid-17th century, now used as three shops, including a Post Office. The houses are constructed of coursed limestone rubble, with gabled roofs covered in concrete tiles on the left and stone slates on the right. A ridge stack is built of rendered stone finished in brick, while brick stacks are situated at the ridge and right end of the building. The building follows a three-unit plan and has two storeys and an attic, with a five-window front. Three late 19th-century shop fronts are present, featuring fluted pilasters and scrolls beneath moulded cornices. The central shop front retains a half-glazed door and a three-pane sash window. A timber lintel covers a plank door leading to a passage. Above, timber lintels cover 20th and 19th-century casement windows. To the left is an 18th-century three-light wood-mullioned and transomed window with a turnbuckle for adjusting the opening light. Two gabled roof dormers are visible. A rear wing, largely dating from the early 18th century, is built of limestone rubble with a gabled stone slate roof. The interior of the main range includes chamfered spine beams, open fireplaces in the centre, and a partially inspected first floor. The rear wing features boxed beams and a butt-purlin roof. Group value derives from the building's contribution to the historic character of the West End.
Local climate
8 and 10, West End receives an average of 770 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 64% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 62% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 34 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 52% 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 — 3 transactions since 1999
- 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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