Sidney Sussex College, Walls Fronting Sidney Street, Wall of Hall Court, Wall of Chapel Court is a Grade II listed building in the Cambridge local planning authority area, England. First listed on 2 November 1972. College, screen wall. 21 related planning applications.

Sidney Sussex College, Walls Fronting Sidney Street, Wall of Hall Court, Wall of Chapel Court

WRENN ID
tilted-cobalt-root
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Cambridge
Constituency
Cambridge MP: Daniel Zeichner (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
2 November 1972
Type
College, screen wall
OS grid reference
TL 449 586
Coordinates
52.20726, 0.11991
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The screen walls of Sidney Sussex College date from the 18th century and form the west sides of Hall Court and Chapel Court. They are constructed of gault brick and feature cast-iron railings along with cheveaux-de-frise. These walls front Sidney Street and contribute to the overall character of the college.

Local climate

Sidney Sussex College, Walls Fronting Sidney Street, Wall of Hall Court, Wall of Chapel Court 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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