Oriel College, North Range is a Grade I listed building in the Oxford local planning authority area, England. First listed on 12 January 1954. A C18 College.

Oriel College, North Range

WRENN ID
north-lintel-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
Address
Oriel College, North Range, Back Quadrangle
OS grid reference
SP 516 061
Coordinates
51.75196, -1.25362
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

Oriel College's North Range, built in 1485, is part of the Back Quadrangle. The library, constructed in 1788 by architect James Wyatt and mason Edward Edge, is made of Windrush stone, with some Northleigh hardstone, Headington ashlar, and Bibury stone. The Senior Common Room on the ground floor was fitted out in 1796.

Local climate

Oriel College, North 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 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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