Oxford Union Society Main Block is a Grade II* listed building in the Oxford local planning authority area, England. First listed on 29 January 1968. University building.

Oxford Union Society Main Block

WRENN ID
spare-beam-woodpecker
Grade
II*
Local Planning Authority
Oxford
Constituency
Oxford West and Abingdon MP: Layla Moran (LD)
Country
England
Date first listed
29 January 1968
Type
University building
Address
Oxford Union Society Main Block, St Michaels Street
OS grid reference
SP 512 062
Coordinates
51.75303, -1.25918
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The Oxford Union Society Main Block is a notable building constructed in 1864 by architect Thomas Deane, designed in the Venetian Gothic style. It features two storeys and is characterized by its 2-light windows. The Union buildings are part of a group that holds architectural significance.

Local climate

Oxford Union Society Main Block 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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