University College, Gatehouse University College, North Range is a Grade I listed building in the Oxford local planning authority area, England. First listed on 12 January 1954. A C17 University building.

University College, Gatehouse University College, North Range

WRENN ID
drifting-basalt-primrose
Grade
I
Local Planning Authority
Oxford
Constituency
Oxford West and Abingdon MP: Layla Moran (LD)
Country
England
Date first listed
12 January 1954
Type
University building
Period
C17
Address
University College, Gatehouse University College, North Range, Main Quadrangle
OS grid reference
SP 517 062
Coordinates
51.7526, -1.25197
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

University College's North Range and Gatehouse, built between 1635 and 1636, is located in the Main Quadrangle. The structure retains some 17th-century panelling, and the gatehall features a traceried fan-vault. The North elevation underwent restoration in 1911. A statue of James II is positioned above the gateway on the South side.

Local climate

University College, Gatehouse University College, North Range 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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