New College, The Longhouse is a Grade I listed building in the Oxford local planning authority area, England. First listed on 12 January 1954. A Late medieval (explicitly 1485; description also states 'late C14') Building.

New College, The Longhouse

WRENN ID
guardian-floor-magpie
Grade
I
Local Planning Authority
Oxford
Constituency
Oxford West and Abingdon MP: Layla Moran (LD)
Country
England
Date first listed
12 January 1954
Type
Building
OS grid reference
SP 517 063
Coordinates
51.7538, -1.25099
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The Longhouse, also known as the Long Room, is a Grade I listed building located at New College, constructed in 1485. It is situated to the south of the south range of the Garden Quadrangle and was originally built in the late 14th century as a necessary room. The building underwent further adaptations in 1880 and 1903 but still retains its original roof.

Local climate

New College, The Longhouse 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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