Memorial Chapel, The Leys School

The Memorial Chapel of The Leys is situated on the grounds of The Leys School, Cambridge, England. It was built as a memorial to the first headmaster of The Leys, William Fiddian Moulton.

Photo: N Chadwick, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Type: School building
Description: church in Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England, UK
Also known as: “Chapel” and “Chapel At The Leys School”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include The Fitzwilliam Museum and Peterhouse.

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 north of Memorial Chapel, The Leys School.

Peterhouse

University

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Peterhouse is a constituent college of the University of Cambridge in England, founded in 1284 by Hugh de Balsham, Bishop of Ely. Peterhouse has around 300 undergraduate and 175 graduate students, and 54 fellows. Peterhouse is situated 1,200 feet northwest of Memorial Chapel, The Leys School.

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 1,400 feet northeast of Memorial Chapel, The Leys School.

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

Photo: Dr Julian Paren, CC BY-SA 2.0.

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.