Lockup Approximately 20 Metres North East of Church of Saint James the Great is a Grade II listed building in the West Oxfordshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 13 May 1988. Lockup.
Lockup Approximately 20 Metres North East of Church of Saint James the Great
- WRENN ID
- shifting-chancel-bramble
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- West Oxfordshire
- Constituency
- Bicester and Woodstock MP: Calum Miller (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 13 May 1988
- Type
- Lockup
- OS grid reference
- SP 393 171
- Coordinates
- 51.85123, -1.42989
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
This lockup, located approximately 20 meters northeast of the Church of Saint James the Great, is likely from the late 17th century or early 18th century. It is built from squared and coursed limestone and features a stone slate roof. The structure is a single storey with a gable front. The doorway has a flat stone arch and a nail-studded boarded door, which is fitted with wrought-iron strap hinges, an internal sliding bolt, and an iron-barred grille. Inside, there is a patterned stone floor and a circular domed ceiling made from corbelled stone slates. A bench runs along the rear wall, complete with an iron ring for shackles.
Local climate
Lockup Approximately 20 Metres North East of Church of Saint James the Great receives an average of 750 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 70% 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 37 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 68% 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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