King's College, Gateway to Queen's Road is a Grade II* listed building in the Cambridge local planning authority area, England. First listed on 2 November 1972. Gateway. 2 related planning applications.
King's College, Gateway to Queen's Road
- WRENN ID
- broken-loggia-larch
- Grade
- II*
- Local Planning Authority
- Cambridge
- Constituency
- Cambridge MP: Daniel Zeichner (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 2 November 1972
- Type
- Gateway
- Address
- King's College, Gateway to Queen's Road, CB3 9DN
- OS grid reference
- TL 444 582
- Coordinates
- 52.20343, 0.11216
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The gateway to Queen's Road at King's College, built in 1818 by William Wilkins, is a Grade II* listed structure. It features three unequal rusticated stone semi-circular arches, with the central arch set slightly forward and topped by a stepped blocking course. The side arches have single wrought iron gates, while the central arch has a pair of gates with an overthrow and a coat of arms.
Local climate
King's College, Gateway to Queen's Road 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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- Full EPC report — heating system, energy costs, size, glazing, construction etc.
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- Related listed building consents — 2 applications
- Detailed attributes — period, style, materials, features
- Flood risk assessment
- Radon risk assessment
- Weather exposure and heating demand — rain and frost month by month and year by year, wind direction, solar and humidity
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