Newnham College, Old Library is a Grade II* listed building in the Cambridge local planning authority area, England. First listed on 18 May 1967. Library.

Newnham College, Old Library

WRENN ID
gilded-timber-russet
Grade
II*
Local Planning Authority
Cambridge
Constituency
Cambridge MP: Daniel Zeichner (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
18 May 1967
Type
Library
OS grid reference
TL 441 578
Coordinates
52.20022, 0.10778
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

Newnham College's Old Library, built in 1897, is a single-storey structure that underwent alterations when a modern wing was added in 1964. The east end features a projecting semi-circular bay topped with a lead roof and has pedimented gables. Inside, there is notable plasterwork.

Local climate

Newnham College, Old Library 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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