Pembroke College, South Wall of Back Quadrangle is a Grade II listed building in the Oxford local planning authority area, England. First listed on 28 June 1972. A Medieval College.
Pembroke College, South Wall of Back Quadrangle
- WRENN ID
- lapsed-storey-evening
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Oxford
- Constituency
- Oxford West and Abingdon MP: Layla Moran (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 28 June 1972
- Type
- College
- Period
- Medieval
- OS grid reference
- SP 512 059
- Coordinates
- 51.74999, -1.25881
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The south wall of the Back Quadrangle at Pembroke College dates back to 1485 and is classified as Grade II. This wall is constructed of castellated rubble and is believed to be from the 16th century or earlier.
Local climate
Pembroke College, South Wall of Back 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 78% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 69% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 32 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 59% of listed buildings. Of these, 14 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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- 4 All Souls College, Boundary Wall
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