Lady Mitchell Hall, Cambridge University is a Grade II listed building in the Cambridge local planning authority area, England. First listed on 30 March 1993. Lecture theatre. 4 related planning applications.
Lady Mitchell Hall, Cambridge University
- WRENN ID
- hollow-bailey-dust
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Cambridge
- Constituency
- Cambridge MP: Daniel Zeichner (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 30 March 1993
- Type
- Lecture theatre
- Address
- Lady Mitchell Hall, Cambridge University, Sidwick Avenue, CB3 9DA
- OS grid reference
- TL 442 579
- Coordinates
- 52.20075, 0.10904
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
Lady Mitchell Hall at Cambridge University is a lecture theatre built between 1956 and 1968 by the architectural firm Casson, Conder and Partners. The building features a polygonal shape with chamfered sides and a chamfered roof, constructed from brick with a metal roof. It has large windows and an entrance on the north side that is sheltered by a projecting canopy. The hall is an integral part of the planned scheme for Sidgwick Avenue.
Local climate
Lady Mitchell Hall, Cambridge University 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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- No EPC on record for this property
- No sale records on file
- Related listed building consents — 4 applications
- Detailed attributes — period, style, materials, features
- Flood risk assessment
- Radon risk assessment
- Weather exposure and heating demand — rain and frost month by month and year by year, wind direction, solar and humidity
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