Martin M. Miles' photos with the keyword: Cambridge

Our schedule in Cambridge fell victim to a series of heavy downpours, for which we were not at all prepared. As soon as we left Cambridge, the weather improved The Church of the Holy Sepulchre ( aka "The Round Church") was built around 1130, inspired by the rotunda in the church of the Holy Sepulchre, Jerusalem. It was built by the Fraternity of the Holy Sepulchre. It consisted of a round nave and an ambulatory, with a short chancel, probably in the shape of an apse. 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. During the 15th century the Norman style windows in the nave were replaced by larger Gothic style windows. 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.

Our schedule in Cambridge fell victim to a series of heavy downpours, for which we were not at all prepared. As soon as we left Cambridge, the weather improved The Church of the Holy Sepulchre ( aka "The Round Church") was built around 1130, inspired by the rotunda in the church of the Holy Sepulchre, Jerusalem. It was built by the Fraternity of the Holy Sepulchre. It consisted of a round nave and an ambulatory, with a short chancel, probably in the shape of an apse. 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. During the 15th century the Norman style windows in the nave were replaced by larger Gothic style windows. 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.

Our schedule in Cambridge fell victim to a series of heavy downpours, for which we were not at all prepared. As soon as we left Cambridge, the weather improved The college was founded in 1546 by Henry VIII. He merged the two older colleges Michaelhouse and King's Hall and endowed the newly founded college with land and income, most of which came from the confiscated monastery estate. Trinity College is a college of the University of Cambridge (founded in 1284) and is now home to around 1000 students and around 190 teaching staff. It has a strong academic tradition and has produced 34 Nobel Prize winners and four Fields Medallists.

Our schedule in Cambridge fell victim to a series of heavy downpours, for which we were not at all prepared. As soon as we left Cambridge, the weather improved King's College was founde by Henry VI in 1441, originally for just twelve needy students. The college was dedicated to the Virgin Mary and St Nicholas of Myra. The first rector and initially the only teacher was William Millington. The choir was also founded in 1441 and its main task to this day is to sing at services and the Liturgy of the Hours in King's College Chapel. Henry VI expanded his plans with a new charter of foundation in 1443. The new college was now to accommodate 70 scholars and fellows. The students were selected annually from the best pupils at Eton College, which was founded by Henry VI in 1440. The college members were graduated after three years of study, even without a university examination. The majority of graduates were obliged to study theology and be ordained as priests. However, the king's plans were disrupted by the Wars of the Roses and the resultant scarcity of funds, and then his eventual deposition. Little progress was made on the project until 1508, when King Henry VII began to take an interest in the college. The building of the college's chapel began in 1446, and was finished in 1544 during the reign of Henry VIII. King's College Chapel is regarded as one of the finest examples of late English Gothic architecture. Note the umbrellas in the forground