Fountain in the Centre of the Garden is a Grade II listed building in the Oxford local planning authority area, England. First listed on 28 June 1972. Fountain. 2 related planning applications.

Fountain in the Centre of the Garden

WRENN ID
grim-lime-tide
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Oxford
Constituency
Oxford West and Abingdon MP: Layla Moran (LD)
Country
England
Date first listed
28 June 1972
Type
Fountain
Address
Fountain in the Centre of the Garden, High Street, OX1 4AZ
OS grid reference
SP 520 060
Coordinates
51.75097, -1.24768
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The fountain in the centre of the garden, located on the south side of High Street, dates from the 19th century. It features a circular stone basin with a raised central basin and a jet of water. This fountain is part of a group of listed buildings on the south side.

Local climate

Fountain in the Centre of the Garden 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 78% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 73% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 36 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 61% of listed buildings. Of these, 16 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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  2. Wall Between Main Gate and Magdalen College Bursary Grade I 53 m
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  4. The Daubeny Laboratory the Manley Laboratory the Vines Wing the West Block Grade II 59 m
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  6. The Cottage Grade II 66 m
  7. Wall to East of Magdalen College Bursary Grade I 71 m
  8. Entrance Screen to Christchurch Meadows Grade II 88 m
  9. Stone on the East Corner of Magdalen Tower, in the High Street Grade II 96 m
  10. Magdalen College, Range on the High Street Grade I 101 m