Amphitheatre at former Carmel College is a Grade II listed building in the South Oxfordshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 9 December 1999. Amphitheatre. 2 related planning applications.
Amphitheatre at former Carmel College
- WRENN ID
- blind-shingle-plover
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- South Oxfordshire
- Constituency
- Henley and Thame MP: Freddie van Mierlo (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 9 December 1999
- Type
- Amphitheatre
- Address
- Amphitheatre at former Carmel College, Mongewell Park, Wallingford, Crowmarsh, OX10 8BU
- OS grid reference
- SU 609 877
- Coordinates
- 51.58517, -1.12117
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The amphitheatre at the former Carmel College was built in 1965 by Thomas Hancock, with John Toovey as the assistant designer. It is constructed from concrete slabs set on blue/grey engineering bricks and features a fan-shaped design, including a central circular raised dais and projecting steps. This amphitheatre is part of a group with the adjacent synagogue, which was also designed by Hancock and completed in 1963. The sunken, curved shape of the amphitheatre complements the convex end and the high, soaring structure of the synagogue.
Local climate
Amphitheatre at former Carmel College sits in a drier-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 720 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 82% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 75% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 37 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 65% of listed buildings. Of these, 16 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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- Related listed building consents — 2 applications
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- Radon risk assessment
- Weather exposure and heating demand — rain and frost month by month and year by year, wind direction, solar and humidity
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