Clare College, Clare Bridge is a Grade I listed building in the Cambridge local planning authority area, England. First listed on 26 April 1950. A C17 Bridge.

Clare College, Clare Bridge

WRENN ID
quartered-footing-spring
Grade
I
Local Planning Authority
Cambridge
Constituency
Cambridge MP: Daniel Zeichner (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
26 April 1950
Type
Bridge
Address
Clare College, Clare Bridge, CB2 1TL
OS grid reference
TL 445 584
Coordinates
52.205, 0.11404
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

Clare Bridge, part of Clare College, was built in 1640 by Thomas Grumbold. It is constructed from Ketton stone ashlar and features a three-span design in the Early Renaissance style. The bridge has a balustrade topped with ball finials and includes carved relief panels on the pedestals. It was restored in 1969 and is recognized as the oldest bridge in Cambridge.

Local climate

Clare College, Clare Bridge 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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  3. Clare College, Wall on South Side of Fellows' Garden Grade II 40 m
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  6. Garret Hostel Bridge Between Clare Bridge and Trinity Bridge on the Cam Grade II 95 m
  7. Clare College, The Buildings Surrounding the Fore and Principal Courts Grade I 108 m
  8. Trinity Hall, Gatehouse Building Grade II 122 m
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