Worcester College, Walls in the College Gardens is a Grade II listed building in the Oxford local planning authority area, England. First listed on 28 June 1972. Walls.
Worcester College, Walls in the College Gardens
- WRENN ID
- forbidden-portal-rowan
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Oxford
- Constituency
- Oxford West and Abingdon MP: Layla Moran (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 28 June 1972
- Type
- Walls
- OS grid reference
- SP 508 064
- Coordinates
- 51.75487, -1.26436
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
Worcester College features walls in the college gardens that date back to 1485. These walls are made of stone and are topped by a wrought-iron fence on the west side of the main court. They include a four-centred archway, showcasing their historical significance and architectural detail. The walls are of varying dates, contributing to the character of the college gardens.
Local climate
Worcester College, Walls in the College Gardens 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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