Garret Hostel Bridge Between Clare Bridge and Trinity Bridge on the Cam is a Grade II listed building in the Cambridge local planning authority area, England. First listed on 29 May 1998. Footbridge.

Garret Hostel Bridge Between Clare Bridge and Trinity Bridge on the Cam

WRENN ID
riven-oriel-elm
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Cambridge
Constituency
Cambridge MP: Daniel Zeichner (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
29 May 1998
Type
Footbridge
Address
Garret Hostel Bridge Between Clare Bridge and Trinity Bridge on the Cam, the Backs
OS grid reference
TL 445 585
Coordinates
52.20586, 0.11402
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

Garret Hostel Bridge is a footbridge over the River Cam, built in 1960 by architect Timothy Morgan of Guy Morgan and Partners, with engineering and contracting by J.L. Kier & Co. This prestressed concrete structure, made with granite aggregate, features bronze railings and reinforced concrete abutments faced with York stone. The bridge has two hinged arches with an 80-foot span. It is the sixth bridge on this site since 1455, replacing a cast iron bridge from 1837. The bridge was presented to the city by the Trusted family, who are associated with nearby Trinity Hall. Timothy Morgan, who passed away in 1960, was an undergraduate at the School of Architecture. The bridge is noted for its attractive arching design and keel-shaped underside, which frames a well-known view, and is regarded as "one of Cambridge's best post-war works of architecture."

Local climate

Garret Hostel Bridge Between Clare Bridge and Trinity Bridge on the Cam 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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