University College, Radcliffe Quadrangle is a Grade I listed building in the Oxford local planning authority area, England. First listed on 12 January 1954. A Built 1716-19 College.

University College, Radcliffe Quadrangle

WRENN ID
silver-solder-starling
Grade
I
Local Planning Authority
Oxford
Constituency
Oxford West and Abingdon MP: Layla Moran (LD)
Country
England
Date first listed
12 January 1954
Type
College
Period
Built 1716-19
OS grid reference
SP 517 062
Coordinates
51.75258, -1.25139
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

University College, located in Radcliffe Quadrangle, was built between 1716 and 1719 in a Gothic style, funded by the bequest of Dr. John Radcliffe. The masons involved in the construction were Bartholomew Peisley and William Townesend, with Francis Smith of Warwick also providing consultation as the surveyor. The chimneys and gables have been repaired using Doulting stone. Notably, the gate hall on the north side features a fan-vault, and there is a statue of Dr. Radcliffe positioned above the gateway in the north range.

Local climate

University College, Radcliffe Quadrangle 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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