Old Clock Cottage is a Grade II listed building in the West Oxfordshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 18 May 1987. House. 1 related planning application.

Old Clock Cottage

WRENN ID
eastward-finial-myrtle
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
West Oxfordshire
Constituency
Banbury MP: Sean Woodcock (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
18 May 1987
Type
House
Address
Old Clock Cottage, East End, Swerford
OS grid reference
SP 378 311
Coordinates
51.97789, -1.451
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

Old Clock Cottage is a house located in Swerford, dating from around 1630, with alterations made in the 18th century and an extension added around 1800. The building is constructed from coursed squared marlstone and features some wooden lintels. Its roofs are made of concrete plain tiles and Welsh slate, with brick stacks.

The cottage has a three-unit plan that extends into an L-shape and consists of two storeys plus an attic, with a total of three storeys. The front of the earlier lower range has three windows: at ground level, there are three casements, one with three leaded lights, another that has been renewed, and a two-light casement with margin lights. The doorway is positioned to the right of the centre. On the first floor, there are three leaded cross windows, two of which have renewed frames. The tiled roof features gable parapets and stacks located to the right of the centre and at both gables, along with a 20th-century roof dormer.

The end of the added wing forms a fourth bay to the right, which includes a large first-floor bay window supported by a carved console. Below this, there is a wide opening with a carved lintel that has been reduced in size. The return front has three windows, including segmental-arched 12-pane sashes on the first floor, a 9-pane sash, and two blocked windows above. The ground floor features two segmental-arched casements and a doorway. The roof is hipped and slated.

At the rear, there is a gabled canted stair projection. The interior has not been inspected but is described in R. Wood-Jones's work as having a through passage, moulded beams, a winder stair, and butt-purlin roofs.

Local climate

Old Clock Cottage receives an average of 760 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 67% 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 39 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 75% of listed buildings. Of these, 19 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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