Editing Peterhouse, Cambridge (section)

===Gisborne Court===
Gisborne Court is accessible through an archway leading from the west side of Old Court. It was built in 1825-6.<ref name="walker" /> Its cost was met with part of a benefaction of 1817 from the Rev. Francis Gisborne, a former fellow. The court is built in white brick with stone dressings in a simple [[Gothic revival]] style from the designs of [[William McIntosh Brookes]]. Only three sides to the court were built, with the fourth side being a screen wall. The wall was demolished in 1939, leaving only its footing.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.pet.cam.ac.uk/virtualtour/arch_tour/066.html|work=Peterhouse Architectural Tour|title=Gisborne Court|access-date=8 September 2008|publisher=Peterhouse, Cambridge |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20080529020457/http://www.pet.cam.ac.uk/virtualtour/arch_tour/066.html <!-- Bot retrieved archive --> |archive-date = 29 May 2008}}</ref> Rooms in Gisborne Court are mainly occupied by undergraduates. Many previously housed distinguished alumni, including Lord Kelvin in I staircase.

[[File:Whittle Building.jpg|thumb|left|Whittle Building in Gisborne Court, Peterhouse.]]

====Whittle Building====
The Whittle Building, named after Petrean [[Frank Whittle]], opened on the western side of Gisborne Court in early 2015. Designed in neo-gothic style by [[John Simpson (architect)|John Simpson Architects]], it contains en-suite undergraduate accommodation, the student bar and common room, a function room and a gym. Its design recalls that of the original screen-wall that once stood in its place.<ref>{{cite web|title=Whittle Building|url=http://www.johnsimpsonarchitects.com/pa/Peterhouse.html|website=John Simpson Architects|access-date=26 July 2016}}</ref> In 2015 the building was shortlisted for the [[Carbuncle Cup]], given annually by the magazine ''[[Building Design]]'' to "the ugliest building in the United Kingdom completed in the last 12 months".<ref name=bd2010>{{cite web |url=http://www.bdonline.co.uk/news/six-in-race-for-carbuncle-cup/5003099.article |title=Six in race for Carbuncle Cup |date=22 July 2010 |author=Watson, Anna |publisher=bdonline.co.uk |accessdate=2010-07-27}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Carbuncle Cup: Whittle Building, Peterhouse, University of Cambridge|url=https://www.bdonline.co.uk/buildings/carbuncle-cup-whittle-building-peterhouse-university-of-cambridge/5076766.article|website=BD Online|access-date=23 June 2023}}</ref>