Trinity College, East Boundary Wall on Parks Road to South of Gateway is a Grade II listed building in the Oxford local planning authority area, England. First listed on 28 June 1972. A 18th Century Wall.

Trinity College, East Boundary Wall on Parks Road to South of Gateway

WRENN ID
carved-paling-evening
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Oxford
Constituency
Oxford West and Abingdon MP: Layla Moran (LD)
Country
England
Date first listed
28 June 1972
Type
Wall
Period
18th Century
OS grid reference
SP 515 066
Coordinates
51.75575, -1.25516
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The east boundary wall of Trinity College, located on Parks Road to the south of the gateway, dates back to the 18th century or earlier. It is constructed of rubble and features two ashlar gatepiers at the south end, which are adorned with cornices and ball finials.

Local climate

Trinity College, East Boundary Wall on Parks Road to South of Gateway 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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