All Souls College, The Codrington Library is a Grade I listed building in the Oxford local planning authority area, England. First listed on 12 January 1954. A C18 Library.

All Souls College, The Codrington Library

WRENN ID
muted-jade-crow
Grade
I
Local Planning Authority
Oxford
Constituency
Oxford West and Abingdon MP: Layla Moran (LD)
Country
England
Date first listed
12 January 1954
Type
Library
OS grid reference
SP 516 063
Coordinates
51.7538, -1.25327
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The Codrington Library at All Souls College was begun in 1716, with Dr. Clarke and Sir Nathaniel Lloyd serving as inspectors. The building was supervised by Hawksmoor, with masons Townesend and Peisley involved in the construction. Alterations and additions were made in 1838 and 1866. A sundial from 1659, originally located on the south side of the chapel, has been reset on the south elevation of the library. In 1949, a store was rebuilt on the northeast side. The interior features plasterwork by Roberts, fittings by carpenter Richard Tawney, and busts by Sir Henry Cheere.

Local climate

All Souls College, The Codrington Library 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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