Number 44 and 46 (Horseshoe Cottage) is a Grade II listed building in the West Oxfordshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 29 June 1988. Residential. 3 related planning applications.
Number 44 and 46 (Horseshoe Cottage)
- WRENN ID
- outer-mullion-bistre
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- West Oxfordshire
- Constituency
- Banbury MP: Sean Woodcock (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 29 June 1988
- Type
- Residential
- Address
- Number 44 and 46 (Horseshoe Cottage), North Street, Steeple Barton, OX7 7BJ
- OS grid reference
- SP 437 257
- Coordinates
- 51.92845, -1.36566
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
Number 44 and 46, also known as Horseshoe Cottage, are two houses dating from the early 17th century, with an 18th-century bay added to the left and a 2-bay cottage on the right also dating to the early 18th century. They are constructed of coursed limestone rubble with a gabled thatched roof, and have brick ridge and end stacks. The houses have a 3-unit plan, arranged over two storeys, with a 5-window range. Timber lintels are above the 20th-century front door and casement windows. Inside, a chamfered beam is visible to the left. The central room, which appears to be from the early 17th century, has a deeply-chamfered beam and an open fireplace with a chamfered bressumer. Due to a partial inspection, further details of the interior are limited.
Local climate
Number 44 and 46 (Horseshoe Cottage) 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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- Full EPC report — heating system, energy costs, size, glazing, construction etc.
- Sale history — 5 transactions since 1999
- 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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