Oriel College, Addition on South of Carter Building is a Grade II listed building in the Oxford local planning authority area, England. First listed on 12 January 1954. Educational.

Oriel College, Addition on South of Carter Building

WRENN ID
rough-niche-yew
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Oxford
Constituency
Oxford West and Abingdon MP: Layla Moran (LD)
Country
England
Date first listed
12 January 1954
Type
Educational
Address
Oriel College, Addition on South of Carter Building, Back Quadrangle
OS grid reference
SP 516 061
Coordinates
51.75161, -1.25388
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The addition on the south of the Carter Building at Oriel College dates from 1817-1818 and is located in the Back Quadrangle. It is a notable structure from the 18th century, specifically designed to complement the existing architecture of the college.

Local climate

Oriel College, Addition on South of Carter Building 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 77% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 70% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 34 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 50% of listed buildings. Of these, 15 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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