Magdalene Bridge the Great Bridge is a Grade II listed building in the Cambridge local planning authority area, England. First listed on 12 February 1969. Bridge.

Magdalene Bridge the Great Bridge

WRENN ID
grim-bailey-jay
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Cambridge
Constituency
Cambridge MP: Daniel Zeichner (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
12 February 1969
Type
Bridge
Address
Magdalene Bridge the Great Bridge, Magdalene Street
OS grid reference
TL 447 589
Coordinates
52.20984, 0.11654
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The Great Bridge, also known as Magdalene Bridge, is a bridge built in 1823 over the River Cam, connecting Bridge Street and Magdalene Street. Designed by architect Arthur Browne, it features a single span made of cast iron, topped with an iron railing that has quatrefoil and trefoil decoration. The bridge is supported by ashlar piers.

Local climate

Magdalene Bridge the Great Bridge 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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