Pembroke College, Chapel Pembroke College, South Range is a Grade I listed building in the Oxford local planning authority area, England. First listed on 12 January 1954. A {"1728-32 (Chapel designs of William Townesend)","1884 (interior redecorated by C E Kempe)"} College, chapel.

Pembroke College, Chapel Pembroke College, South Range

WRENN ID
eastward-rampart-khaki
Grade
I
Local Planning Authority
Oxford
Constituency
Oxford West and Abingdon MP: Layla Moran (LD)
Country
England
Date first listed
12 January 1954
Type
College, chapel
Period
{"1728-32 (Chapel designs of William Townesend)","1884 (interior redecorated by C E Kempe)"}
Address
Pembroke College, Chapel Pembroke College, South Range, Main Quadrangle
OS grid reference
SP 513 059
Coordinates
51.74992, -1.25801
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

Pembroke College's South Range and Chapel were originally built in 1485, forming part of the main quadrangle. The Chapel was extended to the west according to designs by William Townesend between 1728 and 1732, constructed from Headington stone, primarily funded by Bartholomew Tipping. The interior was redecorated by C. E. Kempe in 1884.

Local climate

Pembroke College, Chapel Pembroke College, South Range sits in a drier-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 730 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 78% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 69% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 32 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 59% of listed buildings. Of these, 14 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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