St John's College, Master's Lodge is a Grade II listed building in the Cambridge local planning authority area, England. First listed on 18 May 1967. College lodge. 2 related planning applications.

St John's College, Master's Lodge

WRENN ID
rough-stone-smoke
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Cambridge
Constituency
Cambridge MP: Daniel Zeichner (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
18 May 1967
Type
College lodge
Address
St John's College, Master's Lodge, Bridge Street, CB2 1UW
OS grid reference
TL 447 588
Coordinates
52.20914, 0.11671
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

St John's College Master's Lodge was built in 1863 by Sir George Gilbert Scott. It is constructed of red brick featuring diagonal lines in blue brick, with stone dressings. The building showcases Gothic windows with trefoil heads and cusping, along with embattlements and gables. The windows consist of two and three lights, with a four-light window positioned above the entrance door. It has grouped Tudor chimneys and incorporates an oriel window from the old lodge. Inside, the entrance hall features early 16th century moulded ceiling beams, linen-fold panelling, and a large Elizabethan fireplace, likely from Audley End. The staircase has five moulded and slightly decorated ceiling beams, while the first-floor study contains linen-fold panelling dating from 1567 and earlier moulded ceiling beams. The old fittings are fully described by the Royal Commission on Historical Monuments.

Local climate

St John's College, Master's Lodge 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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