Bridge Over Hobson's Bridge at Entrance to the Botanic Garden is a Grade II listed building in the Cambridge local planning authority area, England. First listed on 2 November 1972. Bridge.

Bridge Over Hobson's Bridge at Entrance to the Botanic Garden

WRENN ID
forgotten-nave-hemlock
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Cambridge
Constituency
Cambridge MP: Daniel Zeichner (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
2 November 1972
Type
Bridge
Address
Bridge Over Hobson's Bridge at Entrance to the Botanic Garden, Trumpington Road
OS grid reference
TL 452 571
Coordinates
52.19332, 0.12351
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The bridge over Hobson's Bridge at the entrance to the Botanic Garden, dated 1850, is a single span cast-iron structure featuring pierced spandrels. It has moulded standards and plain handrails, adorned with rosettes and the University Arms, as well as the name of the ironfounder, Hurrell (Swan Hurrell of Market Hill). At the west end of the bridge, there are iron gates with flanking railings, all designed with spear-head uprights.

Local climate

Bridge Over Hobson's Bridge at Entrance to the Botanic Garden 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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