Emmanuel College, North Court is a Grade II listed building in the Cambridge local planning authority area, England. First listed on 18 May 1967. College building. 1 related planning application.

Emmanuel College, North Court

WRENN ID
over-sandstone-barley
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Cambridge
Constituency
Cambridge MP: Daniel Zeichner (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
18 May 1967
Type
College building
OS grid reference
TL 452 584
Coordinates
52.20495, 0.12348
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

Emmanuel College's North Court, built between 1910 and 1914 by Leonard Stokes, features a remarkable design that evolved from his earlier convent at London Colney in 1906. The building showcases austere vertical lines that are softened by the varied textures of the stonework. The cloister is styled after the work of Sedding. The main block consists of three storeys with an attic, and the dormers are topped with curvilinear scrolled pediments. The "flat" Perpendicular windows on the first and second floors are vertically aligned, while the ground floor is faced in ashlar. The entrances are adorned with broad cambered hoods.

Local climate

Emmanuel College, North Court 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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