Retford and Cambridge

Pictures from Retford and Cambridge taken on our summer holiday 2013.
St Swithuns Retford Notts The church dates from the 13th century. The tower was rebuilt in 1658, and the pinnacles added in 1810. G.G. Place undertook further restorations between 1852 and 1855. The Chantry Chapel was rebuilt by George Frederick Bodley in 1873. There was a further restoration in 1905. : 2013, EOS 5D, England, Englanti, Holiday, Retford, city, kaupunki, kesäloma, matka, travel Cannon Just across from the Market Square is Cannon Square which has a cannon captured from the Russians during the Siege of Sevastopol at the end of the Crimean War in 1856. : 2013, EOS 5D, England, Englanti, Holiday, Retford, city, kaupunki, kesäloma, matka, travel The War Memorial The war memorial unveiled by Sir Frederick Milner in 1921. The memorial is in the form of an Eleanor cross an octagonal structure of late gothic design. The names of the men killed in World War I are on the lower 8 panels and on bronze plaques are the names of those who were killed in World War II. The monument was designed by architect Leonard W. Barnard F.R.I.B.A. of Cheltenham. : 2013, EOS 5D, England, Englanti, Holiday, Retford, city, kaupunki, kesäloma, matka, travel Town Hall In the Market Square there is an ornate French-inspired Victorian Town Hall, in front of which is The Broad Stone. Legend says that this stone had a hollow in it that used to be filled with vinegar during plague times to disinfect coins. However, it is thought to be the upturned base of a boundary marker - perhaps the 'Dominie Cross'. The present Town Hall was built in 1868. The site for the new Town Hall moved across the Square to the south because the previous one was an inconvenience to carriage traffic using the Great North Road. : 2013, EOS 5D, England, Englanti, Holiday, Retford, city, kaupunki, kesäloma, matka, travel
Abstract window A cartoon character hiding behind a window : 2013, EOS 5D, England, Englanti, Holiday, Retford, city, kaupunki, kesäloma, matka, travel The Turks Head Traditional British pub, looks like from the 15th century but is likely much newer. : 2013, EOS 5D, England, Englanti, Holiday, Retford, city, kaupunki, kesäloma, matka, travel Grove Street Methodist Chruch The present building, the second on the site was designed by Bellamy and Hardy of Lincoln who also designed Retford Town Hall. It was opened in 1880 with seating for 900 people. The organ was built by Brindley and Foster in 1913. : 2013, EOS 5D, England, Englanti, Holiday, Retford, city, kaupunki, kesäloma, matka, travel Sweet Expectations Nice window painting : 2013, EOS 5D, England, Englanti, Holiday, Retford, city, kaupunki, kesäloma, matka, travel
Clarks of Retford Family business Clarks of Retford was founded by textile dyer Hezekiah Clark in Retford in 1798. The business expanded services to include laundry and dry cleaning in Nottinghamshire, Lincolnshire and Yorkshire with over 100 outlets and 800 employees. The business was finally sold to Advance in October 1980. : 2013, EOS 5D, England, Englanti, Holiday, Retford, city, kaupunki, kesäloma, matka, travel Paddington bears Two Paddington bears waiting for a new home : 2013, Cambridge, England, Englanti, G12, Holiday, city, historia, history, kaupunki, kesäloma, matka, travel Arch Arch leading to Sussex street : 2013, Cambridge, England, Englanti, G12, Holiday, city, historia, history, kaupunki, kesäloma, matka, travel Ram Ram looking passing pedestrians : 2013, Cambridge, England, Englanti, G12, Holiday, city, historia, history, kaupunki, kesäloma, matka, travel
Sidney Sussex College The college was founded in 1596 and named after its foundress, Frances Sidney, Countess of Sussex. It was from its inception an avowedly Puritan foundation: some good and godlie moniment for the mainteynance of good learninge. Oliver Cromwell was among the first students (although his father became ill and he never graduated), and his head is now buried beneath the College's Ante-Chapel. While the College's geographic size has changed little since 1596, an additional range was added to the original E-shaped buildings in the early 17th century and the appearance of the whole college was changed significantly in the 1820s and 1830s, under the leadership of the Master at the time, William Chafy. : 2013, Cambridge, England, Englanti, G12, Holiday, city, historia, history, kaupunki, kesäloma, matka, travel Sidney Sussex College The college was founded in 1596 and named after its foundress, Frances Sidney, Countess of Sussex. It was from its inception an avowedly Puritan foundation: some good and godlie moniment for the mainteynance of good learninge. Oliver Cromwell was among the first students (although his father became ill and he never graduated), and his head is now buried beneath the College's Ante-Chapel. While the College's geographic size has changed little since 1596, an additional range was added to the original E-shaped buildings in the early 17th century and the appearance of the whole college was changed significantly in the 1820s and 1830s, under the leadership of the Master at the time, William Chafy. : 2013, Cambridge, England, Englanti, G12, Holiday, city, historia, history, kaupunki, kesäloma, matka, travel Sidney Sussex College The college was founded in 1596 and named after its foundress, Frances Sidney, Countess of Sussex. It was from its inception an avowedly Puritan foundation: some good and godlie moniment for the mainteynance of good learninge. Oliver Cromwell was among the first students (although his father became ill and he never graduated), and his head is now buried beneath the College's Ante-Chapel. While the College's geographic size has changed little since 1596, an additional range was added to the original E-shaped buildings in the early 17th century and the appearance of the whole college was changed significantly in the 1820s and 1830s, under the leadership of the Master at the time, William Chafy. : 2013, Cambridge, England, Englanti, G12, Holiday, city, historia, history, kaupunki, kesäloma, matka, travel Sidney Sussex College The college was founded in 1596 and named after its foundress, Frances Sidney, Countess of Sussex. It was from its inception an avowedly Puritan foundation: some good and godlie moniment for the mainteynance of good learninge. Oliver Cromwell was among the first students (although his father became ill and he never graduated), and his head is now buried beneath the College's Ante-Chapel. While the College's geographic size has changed little since 1596, an additional range was added to the original E-shaped buildings in the early 17th century and the appearance of the whole college was changed significantly in the 1820s and 1830s, under the leadership of the Master at the time, William Chafy. : 2013, Cambridge, England, Englanti, G12, Holiday, city, historia, history, kaupunki, kesäloma, matka, travel
Round Church The Church of the Holy Sepulchre. The church was built around 1130, its shape being inspired by the rotunda in the church of the Holy Sepulchre, Jerusalem. It was built by the Fraternity of the Holy Sepulchre, who were probably a group of Austin canons. It consisted of a round nave and an ambulatory, with a short chancel, probably in the shape of an apse. Initially it was a wayfarers' chapel on the Roman road known as via devana (this is now Bridge Street). By the middle of the 13th century it had become a parish church under the patronage of Barnwell Priory. Around this time structural alterations were made to the church, with the rebuilding of the chancel and the addition of a north aisle, the aisle being shorter than the chancel. During the 15th century the Norman style windows in the nave were replaced by larger Gothic style windows. The carvings of angels in the roofs of the chancel and aisle were added. A polygonal bell-storey was built over the nave. In 1643, during the Civil War, many of the "idolatrous" images were destroyed. By the 19th century the church was in a poor state of repair. Part of the ambulatory collapsed in 1841, and the Cambridge Camden Society offered to carry out repairs. They appointed Anthony Salvin for the purpose. : 2013, Cambridge, England, Englanti, G12, Holiday, city, historia, history, kaupunki, kesäloma, matka, travel Busker Trying to earn some money by playing a quitar. I suppose a cute cat would help somewhat. : 2013, Cambridge, England, Englanti, G12, Holiday, city, historia, history, kaupunki, kesäloma, matka, travel St. John's College Chapel The Chapel of St John's College is entered by the north west-corner of First Court, and was constructed between 1866–9 to replace the smaller, mediaeval chapel which dated back to the 13th-century. When in 1861 the College's administration decided that a new building was needed, Sir George Gilbert Scott was selected as architect. He had recently finished work on a similar project at Exeter College, Oxford, and went about constructing the Chapel of St John's College along similar lines, drawing inspiration from the Church of Saint Chapelle in Paris. : 2013, Cambridge, England, Englanti, G12, Holiday, city, historia, history, kaupunki, kesäloma, matka, travel St. John's College The full formal name of the college is "The Master, Fellows and Scholars of the College of St John the Evangelist in the University of Cambridge". The college was founded by Lady Margaret Beaufort. In constitutional terms, the college is an eleemosynary corporation established by Charter dated 9 April 1511. The aims of the College, as specified by its Statutes, are the promotion of education, religion, learning and research. The college is a charity under English law, being an exempt charity under the terms of Schedule 2 of the Charities Act 1993. St John's College is well known for the academic performance of its students, for its large and distinguished Fellowship, for its choir, for its members' participation in a wide variety of inter-collegiate sporting competitions, and for its yearly May Ball. The college's alumni include nine Nobel Prize winners, six prime ministers of various countries, three archbishops, at least two princes, and three Saints. : 2013, Cambridge, England, Englanti, G12, Holiday, city, historia, history, kaupunki, kesäloma, matka, travel
St. John's College main gate St John's distinctive Great Gate follows the standard contemporary pattern employed previously at Christ's College and Queens' College. The gatehouse is crenelated and adorned with the arms of the foundress Lady Margaret Beaufort. Above these are displayed her ensigns, the Red Rose of Lancaster and Portcullis. The College Arms are flanked by curious creatures known as yales, mythical beasts with elephants' tails, antelopes' bodies, goats' heads, and swivelling horns. Above them is a tabernacle containing a socle figure of St John the Evangelist, an Eagle at his feet and symbolic, poisoned chalice in his hands. The fan vaulting above is contemporary with tower, and may have been designed by William Swayne, a master mason of King's College Chapel. : 2013, Cambridge, England, Englanti, G12, Holiday, city, historia, history, kaupunki, kesäloma, matka, travel The Great Gate of Trinity College The Great Gate is the main entrance to the college, leading to the Great Court. A statue of the college founder, Henry VIII, stands in a niche above the doorway. In his hand he holds a table leg instead of the original sword and myths abound as to how the switch was carried out and by whom. In 1704, the University's first astronomical observatory was built on top of the gatehouse. Beneath the founder's statue are the coats of arms of Edward III, the founder of King's Hall, and those of his five sons who survived to maturity, as well as William of Hatfield, whose shield is blank as he died as an infant, before being granted arms. : 2013, Cambridge, England, Englanti, G12, Holiday, city, historia, history, kaupunki, kesäloma, matka, travel Cambridge bear A cute student teddy bear : 2013, Cambridge, England, Englanti, G12, Holiday, city, historia, history, kaupunki, kesäloma, matka, travel Chim Chim Cher-ee Nice row of chimneys : 2013, Cambridge, England, Englanti, G12, Holiday, city, historia, history, kaupunki, kesäloma, matka, travel
Senate House The Senate House of the University of Cambridge is now used mainly for degree ceremonies. It was formerly also used for meetings of the Council of the Senate. The building, which is situated in the centre of the city between King's and Gonville and Caius Colleges, was designed by Sir James Burrell and built in 1722–1730 by architect James Gibbs in a neo-classical style using Portland stone. The ceremony to lay the first stone was performed by Thomas Crosse, then Vice-Chancellor, on June 22, 1722. The site was previously used for houses, which were purchased by an Act of Parliament, dated June 11, 1720. It was officially opened in July 1730, although the western end was not completed until 1768. : 2013, Cambridge, England, Englanti, G12, Holiday, city, historia, history, kaupunki, kesäloma, matka, travel Gonville and Caius College The Gate of Honour, at the south side of Caius Court, though the most direct way from the Old Courts to the College Library (Cockerell Building), is only used for special occasions such as graduation. : 2013, Cambridge, England, Englanti, G12, Holiday, city, historia, history, kaupunki, kesäloma, matka, travel Christ's College The college grew from God's House, an institution founded in 1437 by William Byngham on land now occupied by King's College Chapel. It received its first royal licence in 1446. It moved to its present site in 1448 when it received its second royal licence. It was renamed Christ's College and received its present charter in 1505 when it was endowed and expanded by Lady Margaret Beaufort, mother of King Henry VII, and her confidant St. John Fisher. Great Gate tower. The gate itself is disproportionate: the bottom has been cut off to accommodate a rise in street level, which can also be seen in the steps leading down to the foot of L staircase in the gate tower. : 2013, England, Englanti, Holiday, Nokia Pureview 808, kesäloma, matka, travel St Mary the Great In addition to being a parish church in the Diocese of Ely, it is the University Church for the University of Cambridge. As such it has a minor role in the University's legislation: for example, University Officers must live within 20 miles of Great St Mary's, and undergraduates within three. The church also hosts University Sermons, and houses the University Organ and the University Clock. The latter chimes the Cambridge Chimes which were later used by the clock tower of the Houses of Parliament ("Big Ben"). The present building was constructed between 1478 and 1519, with the tower finished later, in 1608. The cost of construction was covered largely by Richard III and Henry VII. : 2013, Cambridge, England, Englanti, G12, Holiday, city, historia, history, kaupunki, kesäloma, matka, travel
Cambridge University Clock This clock is located above the West door of Great St Mary's : 2013, Cambridge, England, Englanti, G12, Holiday, city, historia, history, kaupunki, kesäloma, matka, travel King's College Formally named The King's College of Our Lady and Saint Nicholas in Cambridge. King's was founded in 1441 by Henry VI, soon after he had founded its sister college in Eton. However, the King's plans for the college were disrupted by the Wars of the Roses and resultant scarcity of funds, and his eventual deposition. Little progress was made on the project until in 1508 Henry VII began to take an interest in the college, most likely as a political move to legitimise his new position. The building of the college's chapel, begun in 1446, was finally finished in 1544 during the reign of Henry VIII. King's College Chapel is regarded as one of the greatest examples of late Gothic English architecture. It has the world's largest fan-vault, and the chapel's stained-glass windows and wooden chancel screen are considered some of the finest from their era. The building is seen as emblematic of Cambridge. The chapel's choir, composed of male students at King's and choristers from the nearby King's College School, is one of the most accomplished and renowned in the world. : 2013, Cambridge, England, Englanti, G12, Holiday, city, historia, history, kaupunki, kesäloma, matka, travel King's College The College Chapel, an example of late Gothic architecture, was built over a period of a hundred years (1446–1531) in three stages. The Chapel features the world's largest fan vault ceiling; twenty-six large stained glass windows, twenty-four of which date from the sixteenth century; and Peter Paul Rubens' painting the Adoration of the Magi as an altarpiece. The Chapel is actively used as a place of worship and also for some concerts and college events. The world-famous Chapel choir consists of choral scholars (male students from the college) and choristers (boys educated at the nearby King's College School). The choir sings services on most days in term-time, and also performs concerts and makes recordings and broadcasts The Chapel is widely seen as a symbol of Cambridge, as seen in the logo of the city council. : 2013, Cambridge, England, Englanti, G12, Holiday, city, historia, history, kaupunki, kesäloma, matka, travel King's College Formally named The King's College of Our Lady and Saint Nicholas in Cambridge. King's was founded in 1441 by Henry VI, soon after he had founded its sister college in Eton. However, the King's plans for the college were disrupted by the Wars of the Roses and resultant scarcity of funds, and his eventual deposition. Little progress was made on the project until in 1508 Henry VII began to take an interest in the college, most likely as a political move to legitimise his new position. The building of the college's chapel, begun in 1446, was finally finished in 1544 during the reign of Henry VIII. King's College Chapel is regarded as one of the greatest examples of late Gothic English architecture. It has the world's largest fan-vault, and the chapel's stained-glass windows and wooden chancel screen are considered some of the finest from their era. The building is seen as emblematic of Cambridge. The chapel's choir, composed of male students at King's and choristers from the nearby King's College School, is one of the most accomplished and renowned in the world. : 2013, Cambridge, England, Englanti, G12, Holiday, city, historia, history, kaupunki, kesäloma, matka, travel
The Taylor library Part of the Corpus Christi University. This building houses the Corpus clock, which people are looking at also in this picture : 2013, Cambridge, England, Englanti, G12, Holiday, city, historia, history, kaupunki, kesäloma, matka, travel The Corpus Clock The clock's face is a rippling 24-carat gold-plated stainless steel disc, about 1.5 metres in diameter. It has no hands or numbers, but displays the time by opening individual slits in the clock face backlit with blue LEDs; these slits are arranged in three concentric rings displaying hours, minutes, and seconds. The dominating visual feature of the clock is a grim-looking metal sculpture of an insect similar to a grasshopper or locust. The sculpture is actually the clock's escapement (see below). Taylor calls this beast the Chronophage (literally "time eater", from the Greek χρόνος [chronos] time, and φάγω [phago] I eat). It moves its mouth, appearing to "eat up" the seconds as they pass, and occasionally it "blinks" in seeming satisfaction. The creature's constant motion produces an eerie grinding sound that suits its task. The hour is tolled by the sound of a chain clanking into a small wooden coffin hidden in the back of the clock. The clock is entirely accurate only once every five minutes.[4] The rest of the time, the pendulum may seem to catch or stop, and the lights may lag or, then, race to get ahead. According to Taylor, this erratic motion reflects life's "irregularity". : 2013, Cambridge, England, Englanti, G12, Holiday, city, historia, history, kaupunki, kesäloma, matka, travel St Bene't's Church St Bene't's Anglo-Saxon tower was "most probably" built between AD 1000–1050, although the present bell-openings were added in 1586. The tower has characteristically Anglo-Saxon long-and-short quoins. Inside the church the 11th-century arch supporting the tower is the most notable feature. Parts of the north and south walls of the chancel and at least the corners of the nave walls are also Anglo-Saxon. In the 13th century the chancel was altered, hence the deeply-splayed Early English Gothic lancet windows on the south side (one of which is now blocked). The nave and aisles were rebuilt about 1300. The sedilia and piscina in the chancel are 14th-century, with Decorated Gothic ogeed arches. The clerestory and roof of the nave are late Perpendicular Gothic and date from 1452. St Bene't's has one monumental brass: a small kneeling figure of Richard Billingford, who died in 1442 and had been Master of Corpus Christi College 1398–1432. : 2013, Cambridge, England, Englanti, G12, Holiday, city, historia, history, kaupunki, kesäloma, matka, travel St Bene't's Church St Bene't's Anglo-Saxon tower was "most probably" built between AD 1000–1050, although the present bell-openings were added in 1586. The tower has characteristically Anglo-Saxon long-and-short quoins. Inside the church the 11th-century arch supporting the tower is the most notable feature. Parts of the north and south walls of the chancel and at least the corners of the nave walls are also Anglo-Saxon. In the 13th century the chancel was altered, hence the deeply-splayed Early English Gothic lancet windows on the south side (one of which is now blocked). The nave and aisles were rebuilt about 1300. The sedilia and piscina in the chancel are 14th-century, with Decorated Gothic ogeed arches. The clerestory and roof of the nave are late Perpendicular Gothic and date from 1452. St Bene't's has one monumental brass: a small kneeling figure of Richard Billingford, who died in 1442 and had been Master of Corpus Christi College 1398–1432. : 2013, Cambridge, England, Englanti, G12, Holiday, city, historia, history, kaupunki, kesäloma, matka, travel
St Bene't's Church St Bene't's Anglo-Saxon tower was "most probably" built between AD 1000–1050, although the present bell-openings were added in 1586. The tower has characteristically Anglo-Saxon long-and-short quoins. Inside the church the 11th-century arch supporting the tower is the most notable feature. Parts of the north and south walls of the chancel and at least the corners of the nave walls are also Anglo-Saxon. In the 13th century the chancel was altered, hence the deeply-splayed Early English Gothic lancet windows on the south side (one of which is now blocked). The nave and aisles were rebuilt about 1300. The sedilia and piscina in the chancel are 14th-century, with Decorated Gothic ogeed arches. The clerestory and roof of the nave are late Perpendicular Gothic and date from 1452. St Bene't's has one monumental brass: a small kneeling figure of Richard Billingford, who died in 1442 and had been Master of Corpus Christi College 1398–1432. : 2013, Cambridge, England, Englanti, G12, Holiday, city, historia, history, kaupunki, kesäloma, matka, travel St Bene't's Church St Bene't's Anglo-Saxon tower was "most probably" built between AD 1000–1050, although the present bell-openings were added in 1586. The tower has characteristically Anglo-Saxon long-and-short quoins. Inside the church the 11th-century arch supporting the tower is the most notable feature. Parts of the north and south walls of the chancel and at least the corners of the nave walls are also Anglo-Saxon. In the 13th century the chancel was altered, hence the deeply-splayed Early English Gothic lancet windows on the south side (one of which is now blocked). The nave and aisles were rebuilt about 1300. The sedilia and piscina in the chancel are 14th-century, with Decorated Gothic ogeed arches. The clerestory and roof of the nave are late Perpendicular Gothic and date from 1452. St Bene't's has one monumental brass: a small kneeling figure of Richard Billingford, who died in 1442 and had been Master of Corpus Christi College 1398–1432. : 2013, Cambridge, England, Englanti, G12, Holiday, city, historia, history, kaupunki, kesäloma, matka, travel St Bene't's Church St Bene't's Anglo-Saxon tower was "most probably" built between AD 1000–1050, although the present bell-openings were added in 1586. The tower has characteristically Anglo-Saxon long-and-short quoins. Inside the church the 11th-century arch supporting the tower is the most notable feature. Parts of the north and south walls of the chancel and at least the corners of the nave walls are also Anglo-Saxon. In the 13th century the chancel was altered, hence the deeply-splayed Early English Gothic lancet windows on the south side (one of which is now blocked). The nave and aisles were rebuilt about 1300. The sedilia and piscina in the chancel are 14th-century, with Decorated Gothic ogeed arches. The clerestory and roof of the nave are late Perpendicular Gothic and date from 1452. St Bene't's has one monumental brass: a small kneeling figure of Richard Billingford, who died in 1442 and had been Master of Corpus Christi College 1398–1432. : 2013, Cambridge, England, Englanti, G12, Holiday, city, historia, history, kaupunki, kesäloma, matka, travel St Bene't's Church St Bene't's Anglo-Saxon tower was "most probably" built between AD 1000–1050, although the present bell-openings were added in 1586. The tower has characteristically Anglo-Saxon long-and-short quoins. Inside the church the 11th-century arch supporting the tower is the most notable feature. Parts of the north and south walls of the chancel and at least the corners of the nave walls are also Anglo-Saxon. In the 13th century the chancel was altered, hence the deeply-splayed Early English Gothic lancet windows on the south side (one of which is now blocked). The nave and aisles were rebuilt about 1300. The sedilia and piscina in the chancel are 14th-century, with Decorated Gothic ogeed arches. The clerestory and roof of the nave are late Perpendicular Gothic and date from 1452. St Bene't's has one monumental brass: a small kneeling figure of Richard Billingford, who died in 1442 and had been Master of Corpus Christi College 1398–1432. : 2013, Cambridge, England, Englanti, G12, Holiday, city, historia, history, kaupunki, kesäloma, matka, travel
Corpus Christi College The guild of Corpus Christi was founded in Cambridge in 1349 by William Horwode, Henry de Tangmere, and John Hardy in response to the Black Death. They determined to found a new college in the University of Cambridge, the sixth in the University's history. Later the same year the new guild merged with an older guild, the Guild of the Blessed Virgin Mary, which had been decimated by the Plague. The united guilds acquired land in the centre of town and their patron, the Duke of Lancaster, applied to King Edward III for a licence to found a new college, which was granted in 1352. Construction began immediately of a single modest court near the parish church and in 1356 it was ready to house the Master and two fellows. The college's statutes were drawn up in 1356. The united guild merged its identity with the new college, which acquired all the guild's lands, ceremonies, and revenues : 2013, Cambridge, England, Englanti, G12, Holiday, city, historia, history, kaupunki, kesäloma, matka, travel Corpus Christi College The guild of Corpus Christi was founded in Cambridge in 1349 by William Horwode, Henry de Tangmere, and John Hardy in response to the Black Death. They determined to found a new college in the University of Cambridge, the sixth in the University's history. Later the same year the new guild merged with an older guild, the Guild of the Blessed Virgin Mary, which had been decimated by the Plague. The united guilds acquired land in the centre of town and their patron, the Duke of Lancaster, applied to King Edward III for a licence to found a new college, which was granted in 1352. Construction began immediately of a single modest court near the parish church and in 1356 it was ready to house the Master and two fellows. The college's statutes were drawn up in 1356. The united guild merged its identity with the new college, which acquired all the guild's lands, ceremonies, and revenues : 2013, Cambridge, England, Englanti, G12, Holiday, city, historia, history, kaupunki, kesäloma, matka, travel St Botolph’s Church The Church is dedicated to St Botolph, a seventh century abbot in East Anglia, who is the patron saint of travellers. The church was by the south gate of medieval Cambridge, through which travellers from London entered the town. It was also the first church reached by travellers from the west who crossed the Cam where Silver Street Bridge now stands. Norman and Saxon churches stood on the site prior to the existing church, which was built in 1350. The tower, which is crowned with carved symbols of the four Evangelists, was added in the next century. The four bells were cast in 1460. At the same time, the carved Rood Screen was added. This is now the only medieval Rood Screen remaining in the ancient parish churches of Cambridge. On it are painted panels depicting the angel announcing to Mary that she is to bear the child Jesus. These paintings date from the late 19th Century. : 2013, Cambridge, England, Englanti, G12, Holiday, city, historia, history, kaupunki, kesäloma, matka, travel Punts A punt is a flat-bottomed boat with a square-cut bow, designed for use in small rivers or other shallow water. Punting refers to boating in a punt. The punter generally propels the punt by pushing against the river bed with a pole. : 2013, Cambridge, England, Englanti, G12, Holiday, city, historia, history, kaupunki, kesäloma, matka, travel
Silver street bridge The site of bridges back to the 14th century. This wide bridge was designed by Sir Edwin Lutyens in 1932 : 2013, Cambridge, England, Englanti, G12, Holiday, city, historia, history, kaupunki, kesäloma, matka, travel Fox A fox screwed to a door :). : 2013, Cambridge, England, Englanti, G12, Holiday, city, historia, history, kaupunki, kesäloma, matka, travel Peterhouse Peterhouse is the oldest college of the University, having been founded in 1284 by Hugo de Balsham, Bishop of Ely. The modern name of Peterhouse does not include the word "college". Buildings from left to right are the Perne Library, the Chapel and Burrough's Building : 2013, Cambridge, England, Englanti, G12, Holiday, city, historia, history, kaupunki, kesäloma, matka, travel Guildhall Cambridge Guildhall is a listed building designed in 1939 by Charles Cowles-Voysey : 2013, Cambridge, England, Englanti, G12, Holiday, city, historia, history, kaupunki, kesäloma, matka, travel
Useful art Walter 'Snowy' Farr MBE was a prominent and colourful charity fundraiser well known to the people of Cambridge and a familiar sight on Market Square and in Petty Cury. Impetus for the commission of a sculpture commemorating Snowy Farr developed after his death in March 2007. Within a few hours of the announcement of his death, suggestions were made that a statue or similar piece of art should be erected near the site where he collected money for charity in recognition of his efforts. Gary Webb was the chosen artist. : 2013, Cambridge, England, Englanti, G12, Holiday, city, historia, history, kaupunki, kesäloma, matka, travel Fosters' Bank The original founders of this bank were the brothers Richard and Ebenezer Foster, who intended it to cater for their mill employees. Designed by Alfred Waterhouse and built in 1889-91. : 2013, Cambridge, England, Englanti, G12, Holiday, city, historia, history, kaupunki, kesäloma, matka, travel New Square Park Former car park was converted into a proper park in 1983, : 2013, England, Englanti, Holiday, Nokia Pureview 808, kesäloma, matka, travel