School of Pythagoras is a Grade I listed building in the Cambridge local planning authority area, England. First listed on 26 April 1950. School. 1 related planning application.
School of Pythagoras
- WRENN ID
- carved-oriel-yew
- Grade
- I
- Local Planning Authority
- Cambridge
- Constituency
- Cambridge MP: Daniel Zeichner (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 26 April 1950
- Type
- School
- Address
- School of Pythagoras, Northampton Street, CB2 1TP
- OS grid reference
- TL 444 589
- Coordinates
- 52.20979, 0.1134
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The School of Pythagoras, located at the south end of Merton Hall, dates from the late 12th century or early 13th century. This two-storey building is constructed of stone rubble with Barnack dressings and has a modern tile roof. It is a rectangular structure that was likely originally built as a manor house, featuring a vaulted undercroft and a hall on the upper floor. Although the original vault of the undercroft has been replaced with a modern floor, some old windows from various periods and a few original buttresses still remain. The building has undergone significant alterations, with many of its original features being mutilated, refaced, or rebuilt. Despite these changes, it is notable as one of the very few surviving domestic buildings from this period in the country.
Local climate
School of Pythagoras sits in one of the driest parts of the UK, with an average of 690 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 96% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 82% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 32 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 57% 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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- Related listed building consents — 1 application
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