Maitland Robinson Library, Downing College

Maitland Robinson Library, Downing College is a library in Cambridge District, Cambridgeshire, England. Maitland Robinson Library, Downing College is situated nearby to the church Downing College Chapel, as well as near the grassland The Quadrangle.

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Type: Library
Description: library of Downing College, Cambridge
Also known as: “Maitland Robinson Library”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Downing College and The Fitzwilliam Museum.

Downing College

University

Downing College is a constituent college of the University of Cambridge and currently has around 950 students. Founded in 1800, it was the only college to be added to the university between 1596 and 1869, and is often described as the oldest of the new colleges and the newest of the old. Downing College is situated 480 feet south of Maitland Robinson Library, Downing College.

The Fitzwilliam Museum

Museum

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The Fitzwilliam Museum is the art and antiquities museum of the University of Cambridge. It is located on Trumpington Street opposite Fitzwilliam Street in central Cambridge. The Fitzwilliam Museum is situated 1,200 feet southwest of Maitland Robinson Library, Downing College.

Pembroke College

University

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Pembroke College is a constituent college of the University of Cambridge, England. The college is the third-oldest college of the university and has over 700 students and fellows. Pembroke College is situated 1,100 feet west of Maitland Robinson Library, Downing College.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Cambridge and Highsett.

Cambridge

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Cambridge is a university city in Cambridgeshire in England. It is a city of crocuses and daffodils on the Backs, of green open spaces and cattle grazing only 500 yards from the market square.

Highsett

Neighborhood

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Highsett is a residential estate and a listed heritage site in Cambridge, England. The estate was designed by Eric Lyons of Eric Lyons & Partners. It was built in three phases between 1959 and 1964.