The Rookery (Ruskin College) is a Grade II listed building in the Oxford local planning authority area, England. First listed on 12 January 1954. College. 6 related planning applications.
The Rookery (Ruskin College)
- WRENN ID
- unlit-steel-wagtail
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Oxford
- Constituency
- Oxford East MP: Anneliese Dodds (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 12 January 1954
- Type
- College
- Address
- The Rookery (Ruskin College), Dunstan Road, OX3 9BZ
- OS grid reference
- SP 542 077
- Coordinates
- 51.76616, -1.21495
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Rookery, now a hostel for Ruskin College, is a building that dates from the 16th to 17th century, with some alterations and additions on the north and west sides. It is three stories tall, constructed of ashlar and rubble, and features a modern brown tiled roof with yellow brick stacks. The south elevation showcases five 19th-century sash windows set in plain stone reveals, along with a stone porch and a moulded parapet. The north wing has a modern cornice with modillions and includes three stone mullioned windows with three and four lights, as well as a rubble gable end. Inside, there are two stone fireplaces.
Local climate
The Rookery (Ruskin College) 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 73% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 36 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 61% of listed buildings. Of these, 16 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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- Full EPC report — heating system, energy costs, size, glazing, construction etc.
- No sale records on file
- Related listed building consents — 6 applications
- Detailed attributes — period, style, materials, features
- Flood risk assessment
- Radon risk assessment
- Weather exposure and heating demand — rain and frost month by month and year by year, wind direction, solar and humidity
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