Mathematical, Physical and Life Sciences Division (University of Oxford) is a Grade II listed building in the Oxford local planning authority area, England. First listed on 28 June 1972. Academic building. 2 related planning applications.

Mathematical, Physical and Life Sciences Division (University of Oxford)

WRENN ID
heavy-stronghold-frost
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Oxford
Constituency
Oxford West and Abingdon MP: Layla Moran (LD)
Country
England
Date first listed
28 June 1972
Type
Academic building
Address
Mathematical, Physical and Life Sciences Division (University of Oxford), 9, Parks Road, OX1 3PD
OS grid reference
SP 514 068
Coordinates
51.75766, -1.25656
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The Mathematical, Physical and Life Sciences Division at the University of Oxford, located at No 9 Parks Road, was built in 1913 by architect P Morley Horder. The three right-hand bays of the building are from the early 19th century, while the rest of the structure was constructed to match this style. The building features painted brickwork and is two storeys tall with six windows that have sash frames and glazing bars, along with external shutters on the upper floor. A six-panel door replaces the third window from the left and is framed by a surround with a broken pediment in the 18th-century style. The roof is hipped and covered with slate.

Local climate

Mathematical, Physical and Life Sciences Division (University of Oxford) 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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