St John’s College Old Library

The Old Library of St John's College, Cambridge connects to Third Court, and was built between 1623 and 1628, largely through the donations and efforts of two members of the College, Valentine Carey, Bishop of Exeter and John Williams, Lord-Keeper and Bishop of Lincoln.

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Type: University building
Description: 1628 building in Cambridge, England
Also known as: “Old Library” and “St John’s College Old Library, Cambridge”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Trinity College and Bridge of Sighs.

Trinity College

University

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Trinity College is a constituent college of the University of Cambridge. Founded in 1546 by King Henry VIII, Trinity is one of the largest Cambridge colleges, with the largest financial endowment of any college at Oxford or Cambridge. Trinity College is situated 660 feet southwest of St John’s College Old Library.

Bridge of Sighs

Bridge

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The Bridge of Sighs in Cambridge, England is a stone covered bridge at St John's College, Cambridge, England. It was built in 1831 and crosses the River Cam between the college's Third Court and New Court.

Gonville and Caius College

University

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Gonville and Caius College, commonly known as Caius, is a constituent college of the University of Cambridge in Cambridge, England. Founded in 1348 by Edmund Gonville, it is the fourth-oldest of the University of Cambridge's 31 colleges and one of the wealthiest. Gonville and Caius College is situated 950 feet south of St John’s College Old Library.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Cambridge Castle and Cambridge.

Cambridge Castle

Locality

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Cambridge Castle, locally also known as Castle Mound, is in Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England. Built after the Norman Conquest of England in 1066 to control the strategically important route to the north of England, it played a role in the conflicts of the Anarchy and the First and Second Barons' Wars.

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.