Wadham College, Old Stable Buildings on Parks Road is a Grade II listed building in the Oxford local planning authority area, England. First listed on 28 June 1972. A C17 College building. 15 related planning applications.

Wadham College, Old Stable Buildings on Parks Road

WRENN ID
forbidden-loggia-foxglove
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 building
Address
Wadham College, Old Stable Buildings on Parks Road, OX1 3PN
OS grid reference
SP 515 066
Coordinates
51.75599, -1.25494
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

Wadham College's Old Stable Buildings, dating from the 17th century, have undergone significant alterations in the 19th century. Constructed from rubble, the buildings are one storey high with an attic and feature two-light windows. The roofs are covered with slate. There are two similar blocks on the site.

Local climate

Wadham College, Old Stable Buildings on Parks Road 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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  4. Wadham College, West Garden Wall Grade II 49 m
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  6. Wadham College, Main Quadrangle Including Chapel, Hall, Kitchen, Library and Cloister Grade I 67 m
  7. Wadham College, West Boundary Wall on Parks Road Grade II 68 m
  8. Trinity College, South Boundary Wall of Garden Forming the Boundary with the Bodleian Library Grade II 89 m
  9. Stone on the West Side of Parks Road Opposite Wadham Cottage Grade II 90 m
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