Brasenose College, Principals Lodging is a Grade II listed building in the Oxford local planning authority area, England. First listed on 12 January 1954. A C17 College.

Brasenose College, Principals Lodging

WRENN ID
steep-moat-moon
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
OS grid reference
SP 515 062
Coordinates
51.7527, -1.25425
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

Brasenose College's Principal's Lodging dates back to 1485 and is located opposite the west end of St Mary's Church. This 17th-century building features timber framing, cellars, an overhang on the east side, and attics with four gables. The structure has undergone some modernization. Inside, there are 17th-century paneling and fireplaces. The building was once known as the "City Arms." Major alterations took place in 1958-1959 and 1962.

Local climate

Brasenose College, Principals Lodging 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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