The Queens College, Fountain in Back Court is a Grade II listed building in the Oxford local planning authority area, England. First listed on 28 June 1972. Fountain.

The Queens College, Fountain in Back Court

WRENN ID
lunar-storey-thyme
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Oxford
Constituency
Oxford West and Abingdon MP: Layla Moran (LD)
Country
England
Date first listed
28 June 1972
Type
Fountain
Address
The Queens College, Fountain in Back Court, Back Quadrangle
OS grid reference
SP 518 063
Coordinates
51.75353, -1.25095
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The fountain in the back court of The Queen's College dates from 1485 and is contemporary with the surrounding back (or north) quadrangle. It features a three-step plinth and a square moulded stone pillar. Atop the pillar is a lead vase that is decorated with heads and swags.

Local climate

The Queens College, Fountain in Back Court 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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