Christ's College, Fellows Building is a Grade I listed building in the Cambridge local planning authority area, England. First listed on 26 April 1950. A Renaissance College building. 2 related planning applications.

Christ's College, Fellows Building

WRENN ID
gentle-chalk-frost
Grade
I
Local Planning Authority
Cambridge
Constituency
Cambridge MP: Daniel Zeichner (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
26 April 1950
Type
College building
Period
Renaissance
Address
Christ's College, Fellows Building, CB1 1NP
OS grid reference
TL 451 585
Coordinates
52.2059, 0.12319
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

Christ's College Fellows Building is a Grade I listed detached stone structure built between 1640 and 1642, with an unknown architect. It consists of three storeys and eleven bays, showcasing a fine example of Renaissance style. The building features an original staircase and panelling from the 18th century.

Local climate

Christ's College, Fellows Building 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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