Lincoln College Library is a Grade I listed building in the Oxford local planning authority area, England. First listed on 12 January 1954. A C18 Library.
Lincoln College Library
- WRENN ID
- little-balcony-acorn
- Grade
- I
- Local Planning Authority
- Oxford
- Constituency
- Oxford West and Abingdon MP: Layla Moran (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 12 January 1954
- Type
- Library
- Address
- Lincoln College Library, High Street
- OS grid reference
- SP 514 062
- Coordinates
- 51.75243, -1.25562
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
Lincoln College Library, formerly known as the Church of St Martin and All Saints, is a Grade I listed building located on the north side of High Street. Originally a parish church, it was rebuilt between 1707 and 1708 using Headington stone, following a Palladian design by Dean Henry Aldrich. The building underwent restoration in 1866, with the spire being rebuilt in Bath stone in 1874. The south front and tower, made of Portland stone, were restored in 1888, and the north front was restored in 1906 by H W Moore. Additionally, the interior was refitted in 1896 by Sir Thomas Jackson. The library contains monuments from the 17th and 18th centuries and is recognized as a significant early example of Palladian architecture, distinct from the London style of Burlington and Kent. The listed buildings on the north side form a group value context.
Local climate
Lincoln College Library 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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