Christchurch, Wall and Screen Facing Oriel Square in the North East Corner of the College is a Grade II* listed building in the Oxford local planning authority area, England. First listed on 28 June 1972. A 18th century College wall.
Christchurch, Wall and Screen Facing Oriel Square in the North East Corner of the College
- WRENN ID
- solitary-bonework-finch
- Grade
- II*
- Local Planning Authority
- Oxford
- Constituency
- Oxford West and Abingdon MP: Layla Moran (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 28 June 1972
- Type
- College wall
- Period
- 18th century
- OS grid reference
- SP 515 061
- Coordinates
- 51.75151, -1.25431
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
Christchurch features a wall and screen facing Oriel Square, located in the northeast corner of the College. This structure, likely designed by Dean Aldrich in the 18th century, is made of stone and includes 12 piers topped with moulded caps and ball finials. The wall is divided into five panels, each with wrought-iron screens, while the remaining sections extend to the full height of the wall. One panel contains a small triumphal arch-type doorway, which is adorned with a pediment and a Gibbs surround.
Local climate
Christchurch, Wall and Screen Facing Oriel Square in the North East Corner of the 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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