King's College, Fellows' Building is a Grade I listed building in the Cambridge local planning authority area, England. First listed on 26 April 1950. A 1724-31 College building.

King's College, Fellows' Building

WRENN ID
final-roof-acorn
Grade
I
Local Planning Authority
Cambridge
Constituency
Cambridge MP: Daniel Zeichner (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
26 April 1950
Type
College building
Period
1724-31
OS grid reference
TL 446 583
Coordinates
52.20425, 0.11598
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

King's College, Fellows' Building, was constructed between 1724 and 1731, designed by architect James Gibbs. It is made of wrought Portland stone and features slate roofs. The building has three storeys and a basement, with the basement storey being rusticated. All elevations are symmetrical, and the main front consists of 21 bays, highlighted by a central gatehall known as 'Jumbo'. The majority of the original fittings are preserved, including four oak staircases, fielded panelling, and fireplaces.

Local climate

King's College, Fellows' Building 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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