Wadham College, South Block is a Grade II* listed building in the Oxford local planning authority area, England. First listed on 12 January 1954. A Early Modern College.

Wadham College, South Block

WRENN ID
open-garret-evening
Grade
II*
Local Planning Authority
Oxford
Constituency
Oxford West and Abingdon MP: Layla Moran (LD)
Country
England
Date first listed
12 January 1954
Type
College
Period
Early Modern
OS grid reference
SP 515 065
Coordinates
51.75543, -1.25462
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

Wadham College's South Block, originally built in 1693-1694, is now known as No. 9 staircase. To the south of this block, there is a building likely constructed around 1796, which was converted into rooms around 1827. These two structures are connected by a stone gateway that opens onto Parks Road. The facade of the North Wing was entirely remodeled and faced with Clipsham stone in 1969.

Local climate

Wadham College, South 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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