Rectory of the Church of Our Lady and the English Martyrs (Roman Catholic) is a Grade II listed building in the Cambridge local planning authority area, England. First listed on 2 November 1972. Rectory. 3 related planning applications.

Rectory of the Church of Our Lady and the English Martyrs (Roman Catholic)

WRENN ID
night-lead-amber
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Cambridge
Constituency
Cambridge MP: Daniel Zeichner (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
2 November 1972
Type
Rectory
Address
Rectory of the Church of Our Lady and the English Martyrs (Roman Catholic), Hills Road, CB2 1JR
OS grid reference
TL 454 577
Coordinates
52.19837, 0.12737
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The Rectory of the Church of Our Lady and the English Martyrs, a Roman Catholic building, was constructed around 1890 and is contemporary with the church. It is L-shaped and built of red brick in the Tudor style, featuring stone dressings. The entrance has a doorway flanked by 4-light windows, while the upper floor includes one 6-light window and several single light casements. The building has a castellated design, a slate roof, and decorative chimneys.

Local climate

Rectory of the Church of Our Lady and the English Martyrs (Roman Catholic) 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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