Merton College Stables is a Grade II listed building in the Oxford local planning authority area, England. First listed on 12 January 1954. Stables. 1 related planning application.

Merton College Stables

WRENN ID
north-tower-barley
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Oxford
Constituency
Oxford West and Abingdon MP: Layla Moran (LD)
Country
England
Date first listed
12 January 1954
Type
Stables
Address
Merton College Stables, 4a, Merton Street, OX1 4JD
OS grid reference
SP 517 061
Coordinates
51.75144, -1.25215
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

Merton College Stables is a building located on Merton Street, dating back to around 1485. It is constructed of rubble and features a Welsh slate roof. The ground floor, which was originally used as stables, has no windows on the south side. The first floor includes two plain modern single-light stone-framed windows and two larger wood-framed openings. Above the coachway on the east side, there is a renewed or modern two-light stone mullioned window. Inside, the roof timbers are believed to be late medieval, featuring tie beams with curved braces. The building was converted into a flat in 1946. It is part of a group with Beam Hall, Nos 3, 4A, and 5, and is associated with New Block at Corpus Christi College and Oriel College.

Local climate

Merton College Stables 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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