Queens' College, Mathematical Bridge is a Grade II listed building in the Cambridge local planning authority area, England. First listed on 26 April 1950. Bridge.

Queens' College, Mathematical Bridge

WRENN ID
errant-floor-fen
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Cambridge
Constituency
Cambridge MP: Daniel Zeichner (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
26 April 1950
Type
Bridge
OS grid reference
TL 446 581
Coordinates
52.20221, 0.11507
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The Mathematical Bridge at Queens' College, built in 1906, is a timber bridge resting on stone abutments. It is a replica of the original bridge constructed between 1749 and 1750, which was designed by W Etteridge and built by James Essex. The springers of the bridge date back to 1749.

Local climate

Queens' College, Mathematical 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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