Hertford College, Library, South Range is a Grade II listed building in the Oxford local planning authority area, England. First listed on 12 January 1954. Library.

Hertford College, Library, South Range

WRENN ID
buried-chapel-frost
Grade
II
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 516 064
Coordinates
51.75393, -1.25341
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

Hertford College's South Range library, dating back to 1485, was originally a chapel that was consecrated in 1716. It was designed by Dr. Newton, who served as Principal of Hart Hall from 1710 to 1740. The library underwent significant internal alterations in 1966.

Local climate

Hertford College, Library, South Range 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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