The Building Housing the Library at the Leys School the King George V Gateway is a Grade II listed building in the Cambridge local planning authority area, England. First listed on 18 May 1967. Library, gateway.

The Building Housing the Library at the Leys School the King George V Gateway

WRENN ID
hushed-tin-elm
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Cambridge
Constituency
Cambridge MP: Daniel Zeichner (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
18 May 1967
Type
Library, gateway
Address
The Building Housing the Library at the Leys School the King George V Gateway, Trumpington Road
OS grid reference
TL 451 575
Coordinates
52.19702, 0.12181
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The King George V Gateway and the building housing the library at the Leys School were constructed between 1913 and 1914 by Sir Aston Webb. The entrance features a five-bay arcade, with steps ascending on either side. The structure has three gables and a central cupola. It is built of red brick with stone dressings.

Local climate

The Building Housing the Library at the Leys School the King George V Gateway 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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