Spring House (Cambridge)

Spring House
Interactive map of Spring House
LocationCambridge
Coordinates52°12′55″N 0°05′26″E / 52.21536°N 0.09059°E / 52.21536; 0.09059
Built1965
ArchitectColin St John Wilson, MJ Long
Architectural styleModernism
Listed Building – Grade II
Designated2000
Reference no.1380900[1]

Spring House, also known as Cornford House, is a Grade II listed[1] building in Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England, designed by architects Colin St John Wilson and MJ Long. The house was commissioned by artist and writer Christopher Cornford and completed in 1965.[2]

The house has been described as a transitional work that anticipated some of the architectural themes later featured in the British Library building in London.[3]

Footnotes

  1. ^ a b Historic England. "Spring House (1380900)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 28 September 2025.
  2. ^ "Cornford House, Cambridge – The Twentieth Century Society". c20society.org.uk. Retrieved 2025-08-19.
  3. ^ Stonehouse, Roger; St. John Wilson, Colin (2007). Colin St John Wilson: buildings and projects. London: Black Dog Publishing. ISBN 978-1-904772-70-5.