Nuffield College, Kerbstones Surrounding Pool is a Grade II listed building in the Oxford local planning authority area, England. First listed on 30 March 1993. Kerbstones.

Nuffield College, Kerbstones Surrounding Pool

WRENN ID
gentle-bonework-wagtail
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Oxford
Constituency
Oxford West and Abingdon MP: Layla Moran (LD)
Country
England
Date first listed
30 March 1993
Type
Kerbstones
Address
Nuffield College, Kerbstones Surrounding Pool, New Road
OS grid reference
SP 509 062
Coordinates
51.75291, -1.263
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The kerbstones surrounding the pool at Nuffield College were constructed between 1949 and 1960 by the architects Harrison, Barnes, and Hubbard. Made of stone, these kerbstones form an elongated rectangular enclosure for the water. They are an integral part of the overall design of Nuffield College.

Local climate

Nuffield College, Kerbstones Surrounding Pool 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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