Worcester College, South Range with Pump Quadrangle and Old Kitchen is a Grade I listed building in the Oxford local planning authority area, England. First listed on 12 January 1954. A C15 College. 1 related planning application.
Worcester College, South Range with Pump Quadrangle and Old Kitchen
- WRENN ID
- moated-storey-stoat
- Grade
- I
- Local Planning Authority
- Oxford
- Constituency
- Oxford West and Abingdon MP: Layla Moran (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 12 January 1954
- Type
- College
- Address
- Worcester College, South Range with Pump Quadrangle and Old Kitchen, OX1 2HB
- OS grid reference
- SP 509 064
- Coordinates
- 51.75465, -1.26369
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
Worcester College's South Range, which includes the Pump Quadrangle and Old Kitchen, dates back to 1485. It consists of four blocks of camerae containing six chambers in total, constructed from Wheatley stone at various times in the 15th century for different Benedictine monasteries. Some remodeling occurred in the early 19th century. The north front features four shields of arms (some restored) representing the abbeys of Pershore, Glastonbury, Canterbury, and Malmesbury, along with a rebus of Compton. The East and South ranges of the Pump Quadrangle are also from the 15th century, with a top storey added in 1824. The Old Kitchen, originally from the 15th century, had its windows altered around 1820 and was converted into rooms in 1844.
Local climate
Worcester College, South Range with Pump Quadrangle and Old Kitchen 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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- No EPC on record for this property
- No sale records on file
- Related listed building consents — 1 application
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- 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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