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Trinity College
was founded in 1546 by Henry VIII and is famous for its
Alumni
which include Sir
Isaac Newton......
It is open to visitors
at
certain times with the
Wren library
visits separate
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Lilliput Lane's "Time
for Christmas" is
based on the
Clock Tower in Great Court, Trinity College,
Trinity Lane, Cambridge
CB2 1TQ
[IoE
47269
BLB]
The tower can be seen when
Visiting the college |
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The Main Gate |
Has a very regal looking Henry VIII with Orb and
Sceptre except......... |
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...on closer inspection the sceptre is a ........
chair leg from a prank many years ago. It has remained there to
this day: when in the 1980s students exchanged the chair leg for a
bicycle pump, the College replaced the chair leg. |
Newton's rooms were to the left of
the
Great Gate |
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| Photo
Chuck Bur June 27, 2006 |
The Great Court
360 Panorama |
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| Newton's
statue at the entrance to the Chapel.....holding a prism he bought at
Stourbridge Fair....same shape as that in
John's Rainbow Garden |
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The Chapel |
The
Stained Glass windows are a
history of the church [Click for details] |
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The Great Court Run was depicted in
Chariots of Fire (but filmed at Eton
College) The Great Court Run is an attempt to run round the
perimeter of Great Court (approximately 367 metres), in the 43 seconds
during the clock striking twelve.
In October 1988 the race was recreated for charity by Britain's two
foremost middle-distance runners, Sebastian Coe and Steve Cram. Daly
Thompson, the decathelete, was a reserve. Coe won, getting round in
42.53 seconds. Alas, he didn't quite beat the chimes, as the clock had
been wound the day before, and the chimes ran somewhat faster than their
usual 43 seconds because of the extra turn of rope on the drum.
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| The Great Court
Panorama |
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The Clock Tower |
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The fountain |
Queen's Gate |
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Trinity
Chapel |
Wren Library contains
many valuable manuscripts -- including the original of
Winnie-the-Pooh.
Visit entrance by Queen's Road |
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| In the Summer Shakespeare plays are
performed in the Fellows Garden |
Outside wall |
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| Barriers for Tour de
France Day July 7, 2014 |
A performance of
"The Tempest" in Trinity Garden |
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| .........on August 5, 2019 |
