Museum of Classical Archaeology Peterhouse, Arch in North Boundary Wall of the College is a Grade II listed building in the Cambridge local planning authority area, England. First listed on 2 November 1972. Museum.

Museum of Classical Archaeology Peterhouse, Arch in North Boundary Wall of the College

WRENN ID
quiet-chamber-dawn
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Cambridge
Constituency
Cambridge MP: Daniel Zeichner (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
2 November 1972
Type
Museum
OS grid reference
TL 447 579
Coordinates
52.20087, 0.11695
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The Museum of Classical Archaeology, located on Little St Mary's Lane, was built in 1883 by Basil Champneys. This structure features an arcade made of Ketton stone with red brick filling, consisting of eight bays, with the entrance situated in the last bay on the right. The building has a plinth that supports plain Ionic half-columns, which are paired at either end. Above these columns is an entablature adorned with dentils and a balustrade featuring vases on the columns, along with an additional vase positioned over the door. The entrance is marked by freestanding Ionic columns topped with lions that support a coat of arms in the center, leading to double doors. The roof is not visible from the exterior.

On the south wall, which faces Peterhouse, there are remnants of a 16th-century four-centred arch and brick wall. The interior of the museum is plain and appears to have been converted from existing warehouses that were once connected with the port. Some original features remain, including cellars, a timbered roof, an entrance ramp, and a hoist, showcasing a clever adaptation for its current use.

Local climate

Museum of Classical Archaeology Peterhouse, Arch in North Boundary Wall of the 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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