The Queens College, West Range is a Grade I listed building in the Oxford local planning authority area, England. First listed on 12 January 1954. A C15 College range.

The Queens College, West Range

WRENN ID
old-pilaster-indigo
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 range
Address
The Queens College, West Range, Back Quadrangle
OS grid reference
SP 517 063
Coordinates
51.75355, -1.25134
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The Queen's College West Range, built between 1692 and 1694, is possibly designed by Dean Aldrich. It has been refaced in Clipsham stone. The master mason for the project was John Townesend, with Thomas Heughes as the carpenter and joiners Thomas Minn, senior and junior. Notable features include eagles on the pediment, keystones, and statues in niches on the west side, created by J Vanderstien. Originally, the ground floor had an open loggia, but this was enclosed by C R Cockerell in 1843. The interior was altered in 1756 when a plaster ceiling was added by Thomas Roberts.

Local climate

The Queens College, West 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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