Darwin College, The Old Granary is a Grade II listed building in the Cambridge local planning authority area, England. First listed on 2 November 1972. Granary. 3 related planning applications.

Darwin College, The Old Granary

WRENN ID
dusted-ashlar-grove
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Cambridge
Constituency
Cambridge MP: Daniel Zeichner (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
2 November 1972
Type
Granary
Address
Darwin College, The Old Granary, CB3 9EU
OS grid reference
TL 446 579
Coordinates
52.20112, 0.11469
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The Old Granary at Darwin College is an early 19th-century building that was originally one of the granaries of Newnham Grange but underwent extensive remodeling around 1895. It is constructed of grey gault brick and has three storeys, with the third storey being an addition. The building features both sash and casement windows. The west wall includes a plat band with modern openings below and a round-headed and segmented-headed recess above. This wall has been significantly altered, with three blocked windows on the first floor, oriel windows above, and balconies. The roof is tiled.

Local climate

Darwin College, The Old Granary 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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