Balliol College, Basevi Buildings, Garden Quadrangle is a Grade II listed building in the Oxford local planning authority area, England. First listed on 12 January 1954. College.

Balliol College, Basevi Buildings, Garden Quadrangle

WRENN ID
still-gateway-swift
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
OS grid reference
SP 512 064
Coordinates
51.75463, -1.2584
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

Balliol College's Basevi Buildings, located in the Garden Quadrangle, were constructed in 1826 and designed by George Basevi. The building is made of Bath ashlar and is notable for its historical significance.

Local climate

Balliol College, Basevi Buildings, Garden 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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