Church of the Holy Sepulchre is a Grade I listed building in the Cambridge local planning authority area, England. First listed on 26 April 1950. A First half of the C12 Church. 1 related planning application.

Church of the Holy Sepulchre

WRENN ID
half-postern-woodpecker
Grade
I
Local Planning Authority
Cambridge
Constituency
Cambridge MP: Daniel Zeichner (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
26 April 1950
Type
Church
Address
Church of the Holy Sepulchre, Round Church Street
OS grid reference
TL 448 588
Coordinates
52.20846, 0.11897
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The Church of the Holy Sepulchre is a Grade I listed building located on the east side of Bridge Street, opposite the north end of St John's Street. It is one of only five surviving round churches in the country. The circular nave, along with its aisle, dates from the first half of the 12th century. The upper part of the church was altered in the 15th century, with remnants of that period visible in the chancel. A significant restoration and partial rebuilding took place in 1841, overseen by A. Salvin and funded by the Cambridge Camden Society, with much of the eastern arm belonging to this restoration. Most of the interior fittings are from this period. The Church of the Holy Sepulchre, along with Nos 8-19 (cons) and The Church of St Clement, forms a notable group.

Local climate

Church of the Holy Sepulchre 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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