Northumberland Dome at the Observatory is a Grade II listed building in the Cambridge local planning authority area, England. First listed on 2 November 1972. Observatory. 1 related planning application.
Northumberland Dome at the Observatory
- WRENN ID
- former-lancet-indigo
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Cambridge
- Constituency
- Cambridge MP: Daniel Zeichner (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 2 November 1972
- Type
- Observatory
- Address
- Northumberland Dome at the Observatory, Madingley Road
- OS grid reference
- TL 431 594
- Coordinates
- 52.21424, 0.09443
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Northumberland Dome at the Observatory, built around 1838, features a movable copper dome and is constructed of white brick. The structure has been reconstructed and consists of three bays on each side, accented by brick pilasters and a projecting central porch.
Local climate
Northumberland Dome at the Observatory 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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- No EPC on record for this property
- No sale records on file
- Related listed building consents — 1 application
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- Radon risk assessment
- Weather exposure and heating demand — rain and frost month by month and year by year, wind direction, solar and humidity
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