Geological Museum, Law School and University Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology is a Grade II listed building in the Cambridge local planning authority area, England. First listed on 18 May 1967. A 20th century Museum. 1 related planning application.
Geological Museum, Law School and University Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology
- WRENN ID
- crumbling-rood-coral
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Cambridge
- Constituency
- Cambridge MP: Daniel Zeichner (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 18 May 1967
- Type
- Museum
- Period
- 20th century
- Address
- Geological Museum, Law School and University Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology, Downing Street, CB2 3EB
- OS grid reference
- TL 450 581
- Coordinates
- 52.20288, 0.12156
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Geological Museum, Law School, and University Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology is a building constructed between 1904 and 1911 by Sir T G Jackson. It is made of red brick with stone dressings. The entrance block facing Downing Street features the former Squire Law Library, which is prominent due to its three arched openings, each with wrought-iron gates. The building has three storeys and attics, with paired windows and tiled roofs. Inside the Museum, there is an old choir screen from Winchester Cathedral designed by Inigo Jones.
Local climate
Geological Museum, Law School and University Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology 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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- Related listed building consents — 1 application
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