Trinity College, Kettell Hall is a Grade II* listed building in the Oxford local planning authority area, England. First listed on 12 January 1954. A Jacobean College.

Trinity College, Kettell Hall

WRENN ID
forgotten-cupola-vetch
Grade
II*
Local Planning Authority
Oxford
Constituency
Oxford West and Abingdon MP: Layla Moran (LD)
Country
England
Date first listed
12 January 1954
Type
College
Period
Jacobean
Address
Trinity College, Kettell Hall, Front Quadrangle
OS grid reference
SP 514 064
Coordinates
51.75462, -1.25588
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

Kettell Hall at Trinity College is a Grade II* listed building located in the Front Quadrangle, dating from around 1618 to 1620. This three-storey stone house is of the "passage" type and features a projecting porch along with three gables on the south side. It is situated on the southeast side, facing Broad Street. For further details, refer to the Royal Commission on Historical Monuments publication and plans in the Antiquaries Journal.

Local climate

Trinity College, Kettell Hall 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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