The Large Thatched Cottage and the Small Thatched Cottage is a Grade II listed building in the West Oxfordshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 17 October 1988. A C17 House. 4 related planning applications.
The Large Thatched Cottage and the Small Thatched Cottage
- WRENN ID
- lost-tower-raven
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- West Oxfordshire
- Constituency
- Bicester and Woodstock MP: Calum Miller (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 17 October 1988
- Type
- House
- Address
- The Large Thatched Cottage and the Small Thatched Cottage, Church Street, Eynsham, OX29 4UG
- OS grid reference
- SP 432 092
- Coordinates
- 51.78007, -1.37439
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Large Thatched Cottage and The Small Thatched Cottage are a pair of houses, originally a single dwelling, located in Eynsham. The rear section of the building dates to the early 17th century, while the front range was constructed in 1725, as indicated by a datestone reading "K/IS/1725".
The front range is built of coursed limestone rubble with a hipped thatch roof and a stone stack at the right end. It has a lobby-entry plan, originally a single unit but later extended. The two-storey, three-window facade features timber lintels over a 20th-century door with a thatched porch, and 20th-century casement windows. Chamfered stone lintels and jambs are visible around a two-light casement in a blocked opening on the left. A workshop or bay to the right has a timber lintel over a blocked doorway. Inside, there’s a cased beam on the right and a stop-chamfered bressumer above a large open fireplace on the left. A small fireplace is present on the first floor. The roof is characterised by butt-purlins.
The Small Thatched Cottage, the rear range, is constructed of similar materials with a brick end stack. It is one storey and has an attic, with a two-window range. A rear window features a three-light, ovolo-moulded wood-mullion design. The interior was not inspected, but is likely to be of interest.
Local climate
The Large Thatched Cottage and the Small Thatched Cottage receives an average of 750 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 71% 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 34 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 51% 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 — 5 transactions since 1995
- Related listed building consents — 4 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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