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Title: A concise guide to the town and university of Cambridge in an introduction and four walks
Year: 1912 (1910s)
Authors: Clark, John Willis, 1833-1910
Subjects: University of Cambridge
Publisher: Cambridge, Bowes and Bowes
Contributing Library: Robarts - University of Toronto
Digitizing Sponsor: University of Toronto

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on the east side of this court(opposite to you as you enter) was built 1616-18. The date1618 is on the street-front. The New Chapel, on the north side of this court, wasbuilt by Messrs Bodley and Garner, 1891. Note the altar-piece, a work of 16th century German Art; the east window,and the windows in the north wall, aU designed by Mr C. E.Kempe. The latter are intended to form a series illustrativeof Church History, and also to commemorate certain notablesof the CoUege. Beyond the Chapel is a range of chambers built 1885 fromthe design of W. M. Fawcett, M. A., architect. 1 The Presidents Lodge is shewn to strangers on application at thedoor at the north end of the West cloister. 134 Queens College Return to the Cloister-court, and passing out by the doorin the centre of the west range cross the wooden bridge(designed 1749 by Mr Etheridge, and built by Jas. Essex).Turn right along the river-bank to the end of the walk. Theviews are extremely beautiful; especially, as you return, those
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QUEENS COLLEGE: River-front, looking south. of the garden-front of the Presidents Lodge, and the river-front of the College. As you leave the College grounds by the gate on the leftbank of the river, note the bridge, built 1841, to supersede apicturesque structure of wood. There were in ancient times two branches of the river Cam here (oneof which is now carried underground), and the bridges over them werecalled The Small Bridges, to distinguish them from the Great Bridgein Bridge Street. This name was applied to the single bridge for manyyears after its construction. The Mill on the opposite side of the pool represents twoancient mills, called Kings Mill and Bishops Mill, to whichled the street called Milne Street described above. Ridley Hall 135 The ditch called Kings Ditch left the river at tMs point, ran downMill Lane, and Pembroke Street, and then crossed the site of the NewMuseums to S. Andrews Church (p. 82). Turn right along the road till you reach Sidgwick Avenue.Pass along t

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