Editing Trinity College, Cambridge (section)

==Buildings and grounds==
[[File:Historical plan of Trinity College, Cambridge (1897) - cambridgedescri00atkiuoft 0571.png|thumb|400px|A historical plan of the development of Trinity College by 1897.]]

===Great Gate===
The Great Gate is the main entrance to the college, leading to the [[Trinity Great Court|Great Court]]. A statue of the college founder, [[Henry VIII]], stands in a niche above the doorway. In 1983, Trinity College undergraduate [[Lance Forman|Lance Anisfeld]], then Vice-President of CURLS (Cambridge Union Raving Loony Society), replaced the chair leg with a bicycle pump. Once discovered the following day, the college removed the pump and replaced it with another chair leg. The original chair leg was auctioned off by TV Presenter Chris Serle at a Cambridge Union Society charity raffle in 1985. In 2023, the college replaced the chair leg with a sceptre to mark the 75th birthday of [[Charles III]], an alumnus of the college.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-cambridgeshire-67420099 |title=Trinity College statue's chair leg replaced with sceptre |work=BBC News |date=14 November 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231208174358/https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-cambridgeshire-67420099 |archive-date=8 December 2023}}</ref> In 1704, the University's first [[Astronomy departments in the University of Cambridge|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.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.trin.cam.ac.uk/node/1162 |title=Trinity Tour |publisher=Trin.cam.ac.uk |access-date=1 July 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160703231958/http://www.trin.cam.ac.uk/node/1162 |archive-date=3 July 2016 |url-status=dead  }}</ref>

===Great Court===
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[[Trinity Great Court|Great Court]] (built 1599–1608) was the brainchild of [[Thomas Nevile]], who demolished several existing buildings on this site, including almost the entirety of the former college of [[Michaelhouse, Cambridge|Michaelhouse]]. The sole remaining building of Michaelhouse was replaced by the then current Kitchens (designed by [[James Essex]]) in 1770–1775. The Master's Lodge is the official residence of the Sovereign when in Cambridge. King's Hostel (built 1377–1416) is located to the north of Great Court, behind the [[Trinity College Clock|clock tower]]. This is, along with the King's Gate, the sole remaining building from [[King's Hall, Cambridge|King's Hall]]. Bishop's Hostel (built 1671) is a detached building to the southwest of Great Court, and named after [[John Hacket]], Bishop of Lichfield and Coventry. Additional buildings were built in 1878 by Arthur Blomfield.

===Nevile's Court===
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[[File:Cmglee Cambridge Trinity College Neviles Court.jpg|thumb|left|The [[Wren Library]] at Nevile's Court.]]

[[Nevile's Court, Trinity College, Cambridge|Nevile's Court]] (built 1614) is located between Great Court and the river, this court was created by a bequest by the college's master, [[Thomas Nevile]], originally two-thirds of its current length and without the [[Wren Library]]. The court was extended and the appearance of the upper floor remodelled slightly in 1758 by [[James Essex]]. Cloisters run around the court, providing sheltered walkways from the rear of Great Hall to the college library and reading room as well as the Wren Library and New Court.

[[File:WrenLibraryInterior.jpg|thumb|Wren Library interior, showing the limewood carvings by Grinling Gibbons.]]
The [[Wren Library]] (built 1676–1695, [[Christopher Wren]]) is located at the west end of Nevile's Court, the Wren is one of Cambridge's most famous and well-endowed libraries. Among its notable possessions are two of [[Shakespeare]]'s First Folios, a 14th-century manuscript of [[The Vision of Piers Plowman]], letters written by Sir Isaac Newton, and the [[Eadwine Psalter]].<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.trin.cam.ac.uk/library/home/ | title=Library }}</ref> Below the building are the pleasant Wren Library Cloisters, where students may enjoy a fine view of the Great Hall in front of them, and the river and [[The Backs|Backs]] directly behind.

===New Court===
New Court (or ''King's Court''; built 1825, [[William Wilkins (architect)|William Wilkins]]) is located to the south of Nevile's Court, and built in Tudor-Gothic style; this court is notable for the large tree in the centre. A myth is sometimes circulated that this was the tree from which the apple dropped onto [[Isaac Newton]]; in fact, Newton was at home in [[Woolsthorpe-by-Colsterworth|Woolsthorpe]] when he deduced his theory of gravity – and the tree is a [[horse chestnut]] tree.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://alumni.trin.cam.ac.uk/document.doc?id=101 |title=Trinity College Cambridge, "The Fountain", Issue 14, Spring 2012, p.12 |access-date=29 May 2013 |archive-date=6 June 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140606220447/http://alumni.trin.cam.ac.uk/document.doc?id=101 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.pitchcare.com/news-media/dutch-master.html |title=Trinity College Cambridge – Dutch Master |date=18 January 2019 |access-date=19 May 2023 }}</ref> For many years it was the custom for students to place a bicycle high in branches of the tree of New Court. Usually invisible except in winter, when the leaves had fallen, such bicycles tended to remain for several years before being removed by the authorities. The students then inserted another bicycle.

===Other courts===
[[File:cmglee Cambridge Trinity College Whewells Court.jpg|thumb|left|Whewell's Court north range]]
Whewell's Court (1860–1868, [[Anthony Salvin]])<ref>{{cite web|title=Whewell's Court, Trinity College|url=http://www.britishlistedbuildings.co.uk/en-47282-trinity-college-whewell-s-court-whewell-s|work=British Listed Buildings|publisher=English Heritage|access-date=21 March 2014|archive-date=22 March 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140322002130/http://www.britishlistedbuildings.co.uk/en-47282-trinity-college-whewell-s-court-whewell-s|url-status=live}}</ref> is located across the street from Great Court, and was entirely paid for by [[William Whewell]], the Master of the college from 1841 until his death in 1866. The north range was later remodelled by [[W.D. Caroe]]. Angel Court (built 1957–1959, [[H. C. Husband]]) is located between Great Court and [[Trinity Street, Cambridge|Trinity Street]], and is used along with the Wolfson Building for accommodating first year students.

The Wolfson Building (built 1968–1972, [[Architects' Co-Partnership]]) is located to the south of Whewell's Court, on top of a podium above shops, this building resembles a brick-clad ziggurat, and is used exclusively for first-year accommodation. Having been renovated during the academic year 2005–06, many rooms are now en-suite. Blue Boar Court (built 1989, [[MJP Architects]]) is located to the south of the Wolfson Building, on top of podium a floor up from ground level, and including the upper floors of several surrounding Georgian buildings on Trinity Street, Green Street and [[Sidney Street, Cambridge|Sidney Street]]. [[Burrell's Field]] (built 1995, MJP Architects) is located on a site to the west of the main College buildings, opposite the [[Cambridge University Library]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.mjparchitects.co.uk/index.php?show=Burrells_Field_%3Cbr%3ETrinity_College,%3Cbr%3E_Cambridge |title=MJP Architects |publisher=MJP Architects |access-date=25 March 2010 |archive-date=27 May 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110527112505/http://www.mjparchitects.co.uk/index.php?show=Burrells_Field_%3Cbr%3ETrinity_College,%3Cbr%3E_Cambridge |url-status=live }}</ref>

===Chapel===
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[[File:Trinity College, Cambridge - chapel.jpg|thumb|upright|Inside [[Trinity College Chapel, Cambridge|Trinity College Chapel]]]]
[[Trinity College Chapel, Cambridge|Trinity College Chapel]] dates from the mid 16th century and is [[Grade I listed]].<ref>[http://www.britishlistedbuildings.co.uk/en-47269-trinity-college-the-buildings-surrounding Trinity College, the Buildings Surrounding Great Court, Nevile's Court and New Court, and Including – Cambridge – Cambridgeshire – England] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131014025152/http://www.britishlistedbuildings.co.uk/en-47269-trinity-college-the-buildings-surrounding |date=14 October 2013}}. British Listed Buildings. Retrieved on 24 August 2013.</ref> There are a number of memorials to former Fellows of Trinity within the Chapel, including statues, brasses, and two memorials to graduates and Fellows who died during the World Wars.<ref>[http://www.trinitycollegechapel.com/about/memorials/memorials-index/ Index of memorials in Trinity College Chapel and Ante-Chapel] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130719212910/http://trinitycollegechapel.com/about/memorials/memorials-index/ |date=19 July 2013}}. Trinity College Chapel. Retrieved on 24 August 2013.</ref> Among the most notable of these is a statue of Isaac Newton by [[Roubiliac]], described by [[Sir Francis Chantrey]] as "the noblest, I think, of all our English statues."<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://trinitycollegechapel.com/about/memorials/statues/newton/|title=Trinity College Chapel – Isaac Newton|website=trinitycollegechapel.com|access-date=9 July 2019|archive-date=17 July 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190717043100/http://trinitycollegechapel.com/about/memorials/statues/newton/|url-status=live}}</ref> The Chapel is a performance space for [[The Choir of Trinity College, Cambridge|the College Choir]] which comprises around thirty Choral Scholars and two [[Organ Scholar]]s, all of whom are ordinarily students at the University.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.trinitycollegechoir.com/about/|title=Trinity College Choir – About|website=www.trinitycollegechoir.com |access-date=1 August 2013|archive-date=29 September 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130929234018/http://www.trinitycollegechoir.com/about/|url-status=live}}</ref>

===Grounds===
The Fellows' Garden is located on the west side of [[Queen's Road, Cambridge|Queen's Road]], opposite the drive that leads to the Backs. The Fellows' Bowling Green is located north of Great Court, between King's Hostel and the river.  It is the site for many of the tutors' garden parties in the summer months, while the Master's Garden is located behind the Master's Lodge. The Old Fields are located on the western side of [[Grange Road, Cambridge|Grange Road]], next to Burrell's Field. It currently houses the college's gym, changing rooms, squash courts, badminton courts, rugby, hockey and football pitches along with tennis and netball courts.

===Trinity Bridge===
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[[File:Trinity Bridge (geograph 5157201).jpg|thumb|Trinity Bridge]]
Trinity Bridge is a stone built triple-arched road bridge across the River Cam. It was built of Portland stone in 1765 to the designs of [[James Essex]] to replace an earlier bridge built in 1651 and is a [[Grade I listed]] building.<ref>{{NHLE|num=1331804|desc=TRINITY COLLEGE, TRINITY BRIDGE |access-date= 13 April 2017}}</ref>

===Gallery===
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File:TrinityCollegeCamGreatGate.jpg|Great Gate
File:Clock Tower, Great Court, Trinity College, Cambridge.jpg|Clock Tower
File:ISH WC Trinity2.jpg|Fellows' Bowling Green, with the oldest building in the college in the background.
File:cmglee_Cambridge_Trinity_College_Old_Kitchen.jpg|Old Kitchen set up for a formal dinner.
File:cmglee_Cambridge_Trinity_College_New_Court_doorway.jpg|New Court after 2016 refurbishment.
File:River Cam green.JPG|The [[River Cam]] as it flows past the back of Trinity, Trinity Bridge is visible and the punt house is to the right of the moored punts.
File:cmglee_Cambridge_Trinity_College_avenue.jpg|The Avenue of lime and cherry trees, and wrought iron gate to Queen's Road viewed from the Backs.
File:cmglee_Cambridge_Trinity_College_Fellows_Garden_sundial_shelter.jpg|Sundial and shelter at the Fellows' Garden.
File:cmglee_Cambridge_Trinity_College_Burrells_Field_axis.jpg|1995 development of [[Burrell's Field]].
File:cmglee_Cambridge_Trinity_College_Blue_Boar_Court.jpg|Blue Boar Court, with the Wolfson Building in the background.
</gallery>