Magdalene College, Boundary Wall of College Fronting Magdalene Street and Chesterton Lane is a Grade II listed building in the Cambridge local planning authority area, England. First listed on 2 November 1972. Boundary wall.

Magdalene College, Boundary Wall of College Fronting Magdalene Street and Chesterton Lane

WRENN ID
vacant-crypt-bracken
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Cambridge
Constituency
Cambridge MP: Daniel Zeichner (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
2 November 1972
Type
Boundary wall
OS grid reference
TL 446 590
Coordinates
52.21107, 0.11561
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The boundary wall of Magdalene College, dating from the 18th to 19th century, is constructed of buff brick and features a dentil course at the top. The wall has undergone significant rebuilding. It fronts both Magdalene Street and Chesterton Lane.

Local climate

Magdalene College, Boundary Wall of College Fronting Magdalene Street and Chesterton Lane 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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