New College Rooms (Hall Next East of Number 5) is a Grade II listed building in the Oxford local planning authority area, England. First listed on 28 June 1972. Hall.

New College Rooms (Hall Next East of Number 5)

WRENN ID
low-gateway-hemlock
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Oxford
Constituency
Oxford West and Abingdon MP: Layla Moran (LD)
Country
England
Date first listed
28 June 1972
Type
Hall
Address
New College Rooms (Hall Next East of Number 5), New College Lane, OX1 3BL
OS grid reference
SP 516 064
Coordinates
51.75456, -1.25346
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The New College Rooms, located on New College Lane, were built in the mid-19th century. This building is constructed from ashlar and features a gable end facing the street. It has two storeys, with a prominent four-light mullion and transom window with a traceried head on the upper level, and a similar three-light window below. The roof is slate, adorned with gabled dormers, and the structure includes moulded coping and kneelers. The New College Rooms, along with No 5 and Nos 6 to 8, form a cohesive group.

Local climate

New College Rooms (Hall Next East of Number 5) 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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