29, Magdalene Street is a Grade II listed building in the Cambridge local planning authority area, England. First listed on 23 March 1962. House, shop.

29, Magdalene Street

WRENN ID
hollow-ember-bittern
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Cambridge
Constituency
Cambridge MP: Daniel Zeichner (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
23 March 1962
Type
House, shop
OS grid reference
TL 446 589
Coordinates
52.20999, 0.11609
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

29 Magdalene Street is a 16th-century building that was remodeled in the 18th century. It has two storeys, is timber-framed and plastered, and features a slate roof with a projecting upper storey. The façade includes three hung sash windows with architraves and glazing bars. The left part of the shop front is divided into small panes also with glazing bars. Inside, there is much original timbering. This building is part of a group that includes Nos 13 to 18 and Nos 20 to 31.

Local climate

29, Magdalene Street 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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