Highfield House, University of Nottingham is a Grade II listed building in the Nottingham local planning authority area, England. First listed on 12 July 1972. Residential.
Highfield House, University of Nottingham
- WRENN ID
- silent-string-khaki
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Nottingham
- Constituency
- Nottingham South MP: Lilian Greenwood (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 12 July 1972
- Type
- Residential
- Address
- Highfield House, University of Nottingham, Cut Through Lane, City of Nottingham
- OS grid reference
- SK 540 380
- Coordinates
- 52.93723, -1.19732
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
Highfield House, located at the University of Nottingham, is a house that now serves as the vice-chancellor's residence. It was built in 1797 for Joseph Lowe and has undergone mid-19th century additions and alterations. The building is constructed of stucco and features a hipped slate roof with five rendered stacks. It has a plinth, cornice, and blocking course. The house is two stories tall and has a layout in an L-shape, with a total of 4 x 6 windows. Most of the windows on the first floor are original glazing bar sashes, while the lower floor features margin light sashes, all set in moulded surrounds. The south front showcases paired windows in the center. The returns have three windows, with the center left window altered to a French window. Additionally, there is a rear addition on the left return that includes three glazing bar sashes on each floor.
Local climate
Highfield House, University of Nottingham 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 83% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 85% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 37 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 66% of listed buildings. Of these, 17 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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