The Old Chequers is a Grade II listed building in the Cotswold local planning authority area, England. First listed on 26 August 1983. Cottage, farmhouse. 2 related planning applications.
The Old Chequers
- WRENN ID
- carved-vestry-tallow
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Cotswold
- Constituency
- North Cotswolds MP: Sir Geoffrey Clifton-Brown (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 26 August 1983
- Type
- Cottage, farmhouse
- Address
- The Old Chequers, Blockley, GL56 9LB
- OS grid reference
- SP 181 357
- Coordinates
- 52.01961, -1.7372
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Old Chequers is a cottage dating from the late 17th century or early 18th century, which was altered and extended in the mid-to-late 19th century to function as a farmhouse. The building consists of three parts and is two storeys high, constructed of coursed rubble with tiled, Cotswold stone, and slated roofs. The windows are arranged irregularly, with two in the centre and two on the left side, while the right side features a three-light sash window with a central key.
On the north front, the eastern section, which is the older part, has a range of mullion windows on the left. There are also two ashlar ridge chimneys with moulded capping. The central section includes a 19th-century segment-headed window with a door located below it.
Local climate
The Old Chequers receives an average of 780 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 61% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 60% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 41 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 78% of listed buildings. Of these, 20 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 2025
- Related listed building consents — 2 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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