Kerbstones to Pool in Courtyard to West of Hall, New Hall is a Grade II* listed building in the Cambridge local planning authority area, England. First listed on 30 March 1993. Landscape feature. 6 related planning applications.
Kerbstones to Pool in Courtyard to West of Hall, New Hall
- WRENN ID
- empty-render-honey
- Grade
- II*
- Local Planning Authority
- Cambridge
- Constituency
- Cambridge MP: Daniel Zeichner (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 30 March 1993
- Type
- Landscape feature
- Address
- Kerbstones to Pool in Courtyard to West of Hall, New Hall, Huntingdon Road
- OS grid reference
- TL 441 594
- Coordinates
- 52.21436, 0.10814
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
This is a concrete pool with kerbstones, dating from 1962 to 1966 and designed by Chamberlin, Powell and Bon. It is located in the courtyard to the west of New Hall. The pool’s semicircular ends create a ‘canal’ shape, and a raised circular concrete fountain is situated within it, serving as a focal point for the college.
Local climate
Kerbstones to Pool in Courtyard to West of Hall, New Hall 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.
- Sale history — 1 transaction since 2025
- Related listed building consents — 6 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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