Universiy College, South Range Including Chapel, Hall and Kitchen is a Grade I listed building in the Oxford local planning authority area, England. First listed on 12 January 1954. College.

Universiy College, South Range Including Chapel, Hall and Kitchen

WRENN ID
grim-ember-clover
Grade
I
Local Planning Authority
Oxford
Constituency
Oxford West and Abingdon MP: Layla Moran (LD)
Country
England
Date first listed
12 January 1954
Type
College
Address
Universiy College, South Range Including Chapel, Hall and Kitchen, Main Quadrangle
OS grid reference
SP 517 062
Coordinates
51.75215, -1.25198
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

University College, built between 1659 and 1666, features the South Range, which includes the Chapel, Hall, and Kitchen. The Chapel is located to the east, while the Hall is to the west, with a gabled frontispiece situated between them. The North elevation was remodeled in 1802 under the design of James Griffith, the Master at that time. The Chapel was consecrated in 1666, and its east end was rebuilt and the roof raised by Sir Gilbert Scott in 1862. Notable features include stained glass by Abraham van Linge from 1641, woodwork by Thomas Richardson and Arthur Frogley from 1665, and a screen by Robert Barker from 1694, which was reset in 1924. The Hall was completed in 1657, with its interior remodeled in 1766 by Henry Keene and repaired in 1892. An extension to the west was added in 1904 using Guiting ashlar, and the plaster ceiling was removed. The Hall also contains armorial glass by Willement from 1833. The Kitchen, located to the south of the Hall, was built between 1688 and 1690. The Hall's gable was altered in 1958-1959.

Local climate

Universiy College, South Range Including Chapel, Hall and Kitchen 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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