Trinity Hall is a small, beautiful college, and one of the oldest in Cambridge. Occupying a site beside the river, nestled between Trinity College and Clare College, Trinity Hall is in the heart of the old university area. Its near neighbours include Gonville and Caius College, the University’s Old Schools, Clare College, Trinity College, and […]
The Mathematical Bridge in Cambridge is famous for its unusual design. Although it appears to be an arch, the bridge is built entirely of straight timbers. Its component pieces are arranged at tangents that create a strong, self-supporting structure when pressure is applied to them all together. Originally built in 1749, it has been rebuilt […]
This is one of my favourite places in Cambridge, the Mill Pond. Here the River Cam splits, meandering around a meadow at the back of Queen’s College and forming a pool beside the Silver Street bridge. From there the river flows on under the bridge, and in the other direction through the Backs, passing alongside […]
To celebrate the birth of the new Prince of Cambridge, yesterday, 22nd July 2013, here is a post on the city that is his namesake. I had to leave Mumbai to find more work, but once I got home to Cambridgeshire I decided to continue looking at places with the eyes of a traveller, even […]