Take a walk through Oxford and it would not take long to realise the city is blessed with a rich heritage and abundance of outstanding buildings.

But probably more than you thought - at the last count, Oxford had 1,526 listed buildings.

But would Oxford Ice Rink look out of place on a prestigious list of these structures?

Oxford Architectural and Historical Society does not think so and wants English Heritage to protect the structure. If the city council gets its way the rink, which was designed by world-renowned architect Sir Nicholas Grimshaw and opened at Oxpens Road in 1984, would be flattened to help pay for a out-of-town leisure centre.

But listing the ice rink - isn't that a little ambitious? Maybe, but then beauty is in the eye of the beholder. After the Oxford Mail revealed the society was preparing to submit a bid to English Heritage, we asked whether the ice rink should be listed.

Visitors to our website were not so sure - just 35 said yes - and 153 said no. But what of city's already-preserved buildings and structures in Oxford? They include 192 Grade I buildings (those of outstanding or national architectural or historic interest); 110 Grade II* buildings (particularly significant buildings of more than local interest); 1,224 Grade II buildings (those of special architectural or historic interest).

Arguably the most easily-recognisable and probably the most outstanding building in Oxford is the Radcliffe Camera, designed by James Gibbs and built between 1737-1749 to house the Radcliffe Science Library.

The Grade I building is now home to additional reading rooms of the Bodleian Library. The Ashmolean Museum in Beaumont Street is also a Grade I listed building.

Grade II* buildings include Magdalen Bridge, Blue Boar Quad, 304 Woodstock Road and C and D wings of Oxford Castle.

The New Bodleian Library, Oxford Castle's A Wing, Folly Bridge, 16 St James Street (where Lord Nuffield started his burgeoning bicycle business), 1 Beauchamp Lane in Cowley and the former Regal Cinema in Cowley Road are all Grade II structures.

However, there are some oddities in Oxford's listed building catalogue. They include the former Littlemore Asylum (now part of the Warneford Hospital), Victoria Fountain and the pillar box in Park Town, all of which appear on the list.