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    The Great Gate
    The Great Court; left to right, is the Clock Tower, the Chapel, the Fountain, and the Great GateThe Clock Tower, entrance to the ChapelStatues in the ante-chamberSir Isaac Newton, Lord Tennyson, Francis BaconTrinity ChapelTrinity Chapel; stained glass windowNewton's Apple Tree, situated outside near to the Porter's lodge

    2; Trinity College

    February 17, 2024 in England ⋅ ☁️ 13 °C

    Trinity College was founded by King Henry VIII in 1546, by merging the existing colleges of Michaelhouse and King’s Hall; Michaelhouse had existed since 1324, whereas King’s Hall had been established by Edward II in 1317 and re-founded by Edward III in 1337.  Trinity is one of the largest Cambridge colleges, with the largest financial endowment of any college at either Cambridge or Oxford.

    We enter via The Great Gate, the main entrance to the college; a statue of the college founder, Henry VIII, stands in a niche above the doorway.  We cross the Great Court, and from the far side, we have a great overview of the Clock Tower, Trinity Chapel, the Fountain, and the rear of The Great Gate.  We enter the chapel via the clock tower and see the fine statues of notable Trinity College alumni in the ante-chapel; the chapel itself is magnificent with a fine organ and stained glass windows.

    From here, we leave to visit King's College.    Read more