Whewell's Court, Trinity College is a Grade II listed building in the Cambridge local planning authority area, England. First listed on 18 May 1967. College building. 7 related planning applications.

Whewell's Court, Trinity College

WRENN ID
north-moulding-torch
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Cambridge
Constituency
Cambridge MP: Daniel Zeichner (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
18 May 1967
Type
College building
Address
Whewell's Court, Trinity College, Trinity Street, CB2 1TQ
OS grid reference
TL 448 586
Coordinates
52.20744, 0.11876
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

Whewell's Court at Trinity College consists of two main courts, with a third court formed by the boundary walls. The western court was constructed between 1856 and 1860, while the eastern court was built from 1865 to 1868. Both were designed by A. Salvin, with assistance from the Master of Trinity, William Whewell. The buildings are faced with stone and exhibit a Gothic architectural style, featuring three storeys and numerous gables, along with pointed windows that have two, three, and four lights. The eastern court includes Elizabethan-style bay windows added by W.D. Caröe in 1908. Additional alterations were made to the south side of the western court in 1897. The roofs are covered with slate.

Local climate

Whewell's Court, Trinity College 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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