New College, East Range, Great Quadrangle is a Grade I listed building in the Oxford local planning authority area, England. First listed on 12 January 1954. A 1485 College.

New College, East Range, Great Quadrangle

WRENN ID
former-foundation-myrtle
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
Period
1485
OS grid reference
SP 517 064
Coordinates
51.75407, -1.25131
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

New College's East Range in the Great Quadrangle dates back to 1485. The Muniment Tower at the north end was constructed in the late 14th century and features a staircase window with 14th century and later armorial stained glass. To the south of the Muniment Tower is the Old Bursary, which has a panelled ceiling from around 1500. The old library on the first floor was remodeled in 1778 by Wyatt, and many of its windows were updated in the early 18th century. The Upper Library was also fitted up by Wyatt. Recently, one of the external window frames of the old library, located at the north end of the west front, has been restored.

Local climate

New College, East Range, Great Quadrangle 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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