Magdalen College, Hall, Great Quadrangle is a Grade I listed building in the Oxford local planning authority area, England. First listed on 12 January 1954. A Medieval College. 1 related planning application.

Magdalen College, Hall, Great Quadrangle

WRENN ID
sharp-hammer-holly
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
Medieval
Address
Magdalen College, Hall, Great Quadrangle, OX1 4AU
OS grid reference
SP 521 061
Coordinates
51.75183, -1.24643
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

Magdalen College Hall, located in the Great Quadrangle, dates back to 1485. The hall features early 16th century panelling, an early 17th century screen, and mid 18th century armorial glass. On the east side, there are the Buttery and Pantry. The exterior battlements on the north side have been renewed using Doulting stone.

Local climate

Magdalen College, Hall, Great 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 78% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 73% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 36 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 61% of listed buildings. Of these, 16 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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