Cambridge University Press (Pitt Press) University Press is a Grade II listed building in the Cambridge local planning authority area, England. First listed on 26 April 1950. University building.

Cambridge University Press (Pitt Press) University Press

WRENN ID
dusk-marble-foxglove
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Cambridge
Constituency
Cambridge MP: Daniel Zeichner (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
26 April 1950
Type
University building
Address
Cambridge University Press (Pitt Press) University Press, Trumpington Street
OS grid reference
TL 448 580
Coordinates
52.20211, 0.11775
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The University Press, also known as the Pitt Press, is a building located on Trumpington Street, constructed in 1831 by Edward Blore. It is designed in the Gothic style and features an ashlar-faced exterior with a central tower that rises above the flanking sections. The building has three storeys and includes a four-centred entrance archway with an oriel window above it. Inside, the hall boasts a vaulted ceiling with moulded ribs. Significant alterations were made between 1934 and 1937 by Murray Easton, which included changes to the wings, fenestration, and interior, as well as the removal of the drip-moulds. The building is topped with pinnacles and a pierced, embattled parapet, and has a slate mansard roof. The University Press holds group value with the surrounding buildings.

Local climate

Cambridge University Press (Pitt Press) University Press 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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