Laboratory of Physical Chemistry is a Grade II listed building in the Cambridge local planning authority area, England. First listed on 26 April 1950. Laboratory. 7 related planning applications.

Laboratory of Physical Chemistry

WRENN ID
twisted-clay-dock
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Cambridge
Constituency
Cambridge MP: Daniel Zeichner (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
26 April 1950
Type
Laboratory
Address
Laboratory of Physical Chemistry, Free School Lane, CB2 3RF
OS grid reference
TL 449 581
Coordinates
52.20295, 0.11927
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The Laboratory of Physical Chemistry, built between 1893 and 1894 by Marshall, is located on the New Museum site in Cambridge. This Grade II listed building features brick construction and incorporates the hall from around 1600, which is the reason for its listing. The hall boasts a remarkable hammerbeam roof with five bays, adorned with pierced spandrel decoration, enriched braces, and pendants. The roof has been ceiled below the rafters, and a floor has been added to create a library space.

Local climate

Laboratory of Physical Chemistry 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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