Trinity College, Boundary Wall with Balliol College is a Grade II listed building in the Oxford local planning authority area, England. First listed on 28 June 1972. Boundary wall.

Trinity College, Boundary Wall with Balliol College

WRENN ID
sombre-baluster-rye
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Oxford
Constituency
Oxford West and Abingdon MP: Layla Moran (LD)
Country
England
Date first listed
28 June 1972
Type
Boundary wall
Address
Trinity College, Boundary Wall with Balliol College, Front Quadrangle
OS grid reference
SP 513 065
Coordinates
51.755, -1.25713
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The boundary wall of Trinity College, which dates back to 1485, is located at the Front Quadrangle and adjoins Balliol College. The wall is constructed of rubble and has undergone significant patching and repairs over the years. It is from the 18th century or possibly earlier.

Local climate

Trinity College, Boundary Wall with Balliol 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 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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