Exeter College, North East Range, Main Quadrangle is a Grade I listed building in the Oxford local planning authority area, England. First listed on 12 January 1954. Building.

Exeter College, North East Range, Main Quadrangle

WRENN ID
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Grade
I
Local Planning Authority
Oxford
Constituency
Oxford West and Abingdon MP: Layla Moran (LD)
Country
England
Date first listed
12 January 1954
Type
Building
OS grid reference
SP 514 064
Coordinates
51.75398, -1.25571
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

Exeter College's North East Range, located in the Main Quadrangle, dates back to 1485. This range features an entrance gate constructed by William Palmer, who served as Rector from 1432 to 1435. The structure includes Palmer's Tower and part of the eastern section of the range, all built using Headington stone.

Local climate

Exeter College, North East Range, Main Quadrangle 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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