Zoological Laboratory is a Grade II listed building in the Cambridge local planning authority area, England. First listed on 18 May 1967. Laboratory. 5 related planning applications.
Zoological Laboratory
- WRENN ID
- lost-spindle-spring
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Cambridge
- Constituency
- Cambridge MP: Daniel Zeichner (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 18 May 1967
- Type
- Laboratory
- Address
- Zoological Laboratory, Downing Street, CB2 3EJ
- OS grid reference
- TL 450 582
- Coordinates
- 52.20304, 0.12102
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Zoological Laboratory, located on Downing Street, was built between 1900 and 1904 by architect E S Prior. It is designed in a free classical style and features inscriptions by Eric Gill. The building is constructed of ashlar and consists of three storeys and a rusticated basement. It has 30 windows, with three sections that project forward and are topped with open pediments. The original detailing and a notable staircase remain intact, although the upper part has been altered and the rear has been rebuilt.
Local climate
Zoological Laboratory 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 — 5 applications
- Detailed attributes — period, style, materials, features
- Flood risk assessment
- 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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