The Firkins is a Grade II listed building in the West Oxfordshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 30 August 1988. House. 3 related planning applications.
The Firkins
- WRENN ID
- calm-doorway-raven
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- West Oxfordshire
- Constituency
- Banbury MP: Sean Woodcock (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 30 August 1988
- Type
- House
- Address
- The Firkins, Spelsbury, OX7 3JL
- OS grid reference
- SP 360 220
- Coordinates
- 51.89597, -1.47799
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Firkins is a small house, likely built in the early 18th century. It is constructed from colourwashed limestone rubble with wooden lintels and features a concrete plain-tile roof with a rubble gable stack. The house has a two-unit plan and stands two storeys high. The front is irregular with two windows and includes a central doorway that is sheltered by a 20th-century porch. The windows are casements of varying sizes. At the rear, there are additional casements and a 20th-century dormer. Inside, the house has chamfered cross beams.
Local climate
The Firkins 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 38 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 72% of listed buildings. Of these, 18 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 — 1 transaction since 1995
- Related listed building consents — 3 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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