The Royal Oak is a Grade II listed building in the Tewkesbury local planning authority area, England. First listed on 4 July 1960. Inn. 4 related planning applications.

The Royal Oak

WRENN ID
salt-transept-russet
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Tewkesbury
Constituency
Tewkesbury MP: Cameron Thomas (Ind)
Country
England
Date first listed
4 July 1960
Type
Inn
Address
The Royal Oak, Church Road, Bishop's Cleeve, GL52 8LR
OS grid reference
SO 959 276
Coordinates
51.94705, -2.05965
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The Royal Oak is an inn that dates from the early to mid-17th century, with later alterations into the early 18th century. The original part features square-panelled timber framing over pebbledash, likely covering the original timber framing, set on a pebbledashed plinth. It has a thatched roof with decorative ridge thatching and brick stacks. The building is linked to a west gable end that also shows square-panelled timber framing, while the rest of this section appears to have been encased in brick, probably in the early 19th century. This later part has a limestone plinth and a concrete tile roof with a brick stack. The overall plan is rectangular.

The early range is 1½ storeys high, while the later range is 2 storeys with a single-storey link between the two. The early range features two 4-light wooden casements with horizontal glazing bars on the ground floor, along with garage doors on the far left and a 20th-century plank door to the right. There is also a two-light gabled eaves dormer with a wooden casement and horizontal glazing bars. The later range has a symmetrical facade with two windows, lit by segmental-headed 2-light casements. A former central segmental-headed doorway has been blocked, with a 20th-century glass door with glazing bars positioned far right. The early range has axial stacks, while the later range features a gable-end stack. Inside, the building contains spine beams, cross beams, and open fireplaces with wooden bressumers.

Local climate

The Royal Oak receives an average of 790 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 57% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 51% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 39 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 76% 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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