The Colleges of Cambridge University
This is not just "another book about Cambridge." It is unique in that it brings together in one publication the 31 colleges that comprise the University of Cambridge. Following a brief introduction and history of each college, there follows details of that college’s unique features. Such features include buildings, libraries, famous people and gardens, many of which are chosen to encompass, through some lateral thinking, a very wide range of topics associated with the university as a whole. Thoroughly researched and fully illustrated by the author with a wealth of stunning photographs, this book gives a unique insight into the workings, both past and present, of Cambridge University and all its colleges.
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The Colleges of Cambridge University
This is not just "another book about Cambridge." It is unique in that it brings together in one publication the 31 colleges that comprise the University of Cambridge. Following a brief introduction and history of each college, there follows details of that college’s unique features. Such features include buildings, libraries, famous people and gardens, many of which are chosen to encompass, through some lateral thinking, a very wide range of topics associated with the university as a whole. Thoroughly researched and fully illustrated by the author with a wealth of stunning photographs, this book gives a unique insight into the workings, both past and present, of Cambridge University and all its colleges.
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The Colleges of Cambridge University

The Colleges of Cambridge University

by Andrew Hunter Blair
The Colleges of Cambridge University

The Colleges of Cambridge University

by Andrew Hunter Blair

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This is not just "another book about Cambridge." It is unique in that it brings together in one publication the 31 colleges that comprise the University of Cambridge. Following a brief introduction and history of each college, there follows details of that college’s unique features. Such features include buildings, libraries, famous people and gardens, many of which are chosen to encompass, through some lateral thinking, a very wide range of topics associated with the university as a whole. Thoroughly researched and fully illustrated by the author with a wealth of stunning photographs, this book gives a unique insight into the workings, both past and present, of Cambridge University and all its colleges.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9780752479484
Publisher: The History Press
Publication date: 06/01/2012
Pages: 160
Product dimensions: 6.40(w) x 9.10(h) x 0.60(d)

About the Author

Andrew Hunter-Blair is a retired chartered civil engineer. The son of a Cambridge University don and a college Vice Master, he was educated at King’s College Choir School Cambridge, Rugby School and Queen’s University Belfast. He is the author of a number of local history books, including Along the River Cam. He lives in Huntingdon.

Table of Contents

About the Author 7

Introduction 8

The University & its Evolution 9

Christ's College & John Milton 12

Churchill College & its Archives 17

Clare College & its Bridge 22

Clare Hall & its Astronomical Connections 27

Corpus Christi College & its Ghosts 31

Darwin College & Newnham Grange 36

Downing College & its Architecture 41

Emmanuel College & Puritanism 46

Fitzwilliam College & its Evolution from Hall to College 51

Girton College & the Admission of Women 56

Gonville & Caius College & its Gates 61

Homerton College & Cavendish 65

Hughes Hall & its Welsh Connections 70

Jesus College & its Nuns 74

King's College & its Lawns 78

Lucy Cavendish College & All That Jazz 83

Magdalene College & its literary Associations 87

Murray Edwards College & the New Hall Art Collection 92

Newnham College & its Pioneers for Women's Education 96

Pembroke College & William Pitt 101

Peterhouse & its Inventors 105

Queens' College & Erasmus 109

Robinson College & John Addenbrooke 114

St Catharine's College & Thomas Hobson 118

St Edmund's College & the Museums 123

St John's College & Lady Margaret 127

Selwyn College & its Christian Principles 132

Sidney Sussex College & Oliver Cromwell 138

Trinity College & its Great Court 142

Trinity Hall & its Milestones 147

Wolfson College & its Change of Name 152

Sources, References & Further Reading 157

Acknowledgements 159

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