Research Flats, Churchill College is a Grade II listed building in the Cambridge local planning authority area, England. First listed on 30 March 1993. Flats. 5 related planning applications.

Research Flats, Churchill College

WRENN ID
hallowed-gable-willow
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Cambridge
Constituency
Cambridge MP: Daniel Zeichner (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
30 March 1993
Type
Flats
Address
Research Flats, Churchill College, Storeys Way, CB3 0DS
OS grid reference
TL 434 594
Coordinates
52.21456, 0.09794
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

Research flats at Churchill College were built between 1959 and 1960 by Sheppard Robson and Partners. The building is constructed of brown brick with flat roofs and features timber windows. It is two storeys high and has a compact swastika layout, with each flat having an outdoor terrace that is secluded by storey-height walls, which also serve as the walls of the flats. The horizontal roof line is prominently expressed. These flats are an integral part of the planned layout for Churchill College and were the first section to be constructed. The design reflects the principles of Cambridge New Architecture, as articulated by N. Taylor.

Local climate

Research Flats, Churchill College 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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