Fence and Gates to Downing Site Fronting Tennis Court Road Railings of Downing Site is a Grade II listed building in the Cambridge local planning authority area, England. First listed on 2 November 1972. Fence. 2 related planning applications.
Fence and Gates to Downing Site Fronting Tennis Court Road Railings of Downing Site
- WRENN ID
- nether-moulding-lichen
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Cambridge
- Constituency
- Cambridge MP: Daniel Zeichner (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 2 November 1972
- Type
- Fence
- OS grid reference
- TL 450 580
- Coordinates
- 52.20151, 0.12138
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The fence and gates to the Downing site, which front Tennis Court Road, were built in the early 20th century. They feature a low wall made of grey gault brick, which is capped with stone and topped by a wrought-iron fence adorned with vase finials on the supporting members. The structure includes brick piers and three pairs of gates with overthrows.
Local climate
Fence and Gates to Downing Site Fronting Tennis Court Road Railings of Downing Site 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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- Full EPC report — heating system, energy costs, size, glazing, construction etc.
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- Related listed building consents — 2 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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