Fragments of Monastic Buildings in Abbey Gardens is a Grade II listed building in the Vale of White Horse local planning authority area, England. First listed on 10 December 1971. Monastic ruins.
Fragments of Monastic Buildings in Abbey Gardens
- WRENN ID
- waning-pedestal-brook
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Vale of White Horse
- Constituency
- Oxford West and Abingdon MP: Layla Moran (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 10 December 1971
- Type
- Monastic ruins
- Address
- Fragments of Monastic Buildings in Abbey Gardens, Abingdon on Thames
- OS grid reference
- SU 500 970
- Coordinates
- 51.67044, -1.27837
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
Fragments of monastic buildings in Abbey Gardens consist of salvaged architectural elements from the Abbey. There are two window heads, one dating from the late 13th century and the other in the Decorated style. The site features an artificial ruin with three bay arcades running north to south, along with piers and arches that resemble those found in St Helen's Church. Additionally, there are large window frames on the east and west sides.
Local climate
Fragments of Monastic Buildings in Abbey Gardens 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 78% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 69% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 32 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 59% of listed buildings. Of these, 14 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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