National Westminster Bank is a Grade II listed building in the Cambridge local planning authority area, England. First listed on 18 May 1967. Bank.

National Westminster Bank

WRENN ID
lone-clay-moss
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Cambridge
Constituency
Cambridge MP: Daniel Zeichner (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
18 May 1967
Type
Bank
Address
National Westminster Bank, Former National Westminster Bank, 10, Bene't Street
OS grid reference
TL 448 582
Coordinates
52.20371, 0.11779
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The former National Westminster Bank, located at No 10 Bene't Street, was built in 1866 in the Gothic style by architect Horace Francis. The building features white brick with stone dressings and notable carving, along with buttresses and Gothic windows. It has three storeys and a basement, with the main entrance doorway set at an angle. The bank is situated in a prominent position relative to King's Parade and is complemented by good cast iron area railings along the Trumpington Street frontage. No 10, along with Nos 12, 13, and the Church of St Bene't, forms a cohesive group.

Local climate

National Westminster Bank 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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