Corpus Christi College, Cambridge
Corpus Christi College (full name:The College of Corpus Christi and the Blessed Virgin Mary) is one of the colleges of the University of Cambridge, England. It was built in 1352 and is special because it was created by local people living in Cambridge, not by royals or nobles as most of the other colleges. It is one of the smallest colleges with about 450 students.
Corpus Christi College has the oldest court in Europe, Old Court, finished in 1356. The New Court, that also has the chapel (small church), was built in 1827. On the corner of the student's library there is the Corpus Clock, a clock made of gold which has a very complicated mechanism. The clock is visible on the main street of Cambridge, King's Parade. The college has another library, the Parker library, that has very old and precious books.[1]
Some very famous people have studied here, like Thomas Cavendish.
Corpus Christi College, Cambridge Media
The main gate of the college
The back of Old Court, built in 1356, seen from outside the Old Cavendish Laboratory
The New Court seen from Trumpington Street
Anonymous 16th century portrait discovered at the college in 1952 and proposed to depict poet and playwright Christopher Marlowe
The corner of Old Court. The taller building in the background is the Old Cavendish Laboratory.
The War Memorial plaques in the college Chapel: unusually, there are more names from the Second World War than the First
The 16th-century gallery which used to connect the Old Court with St Bene't's Church. To the right is the Old Court
St Bene't's Church with its Saxon tower viewed from Bene't Street. To the right, one can see the passage leading into Corpus.
The interior of the college chapel viewed from the west door facing the altar
References
- ↑ "The Parker Library". Archived from the original on 11 December 2012. Retrieved 10 December 2012.