Selwyn College Gatehouse Tower, Cambridge, UK - Diliff

Grange Road is a street in

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. It stretches north–south, meeting Madingley Road ( A1303) at a T-junction to the north and Barton Road ( A603) to the south. It runs approximately parallel with the

River Cam The River Cam () is the main river flowing through Cambridge in eastern England. After leaving Cambridge, it flows north and east before joining the River Great Ouse to the south of Ely, at Pope's Corner. The total distance from Cambridge to ...

to the east. Grange Road is almost one mile long and has 17th century origins. It contains several colleges of the

University of Cambridge , mottoeng = Literal: From here, light and sacred draughts. Non literal: From this place, we gain enlightenment and precious knowledge. , established = , other_name = The Chancellor, Masters and Schola ...

History

Several colleges of the

are located alongside Grange Road. The road dates from the 17th century when it was built to allow horse-drawn carriages to navigate the western side of Cambridge. It has been rebuilt many times since. It is located near

The Backs The Backs is a picturesque area to the east of Queen's Road in the city of Cambridge, England, where several colleges of the University of Cambridge back on to the River Cam, their grounds covering both banks of the river. National Trust chairm ...

and the city centre of Cambridge. The area has experienced growth and urbanisation in recent years as Selwyn and Newnham Colleges have expanded their main sites.

University of Cambridge colleges

Several of the

colleges of the University of Cambridge The University of Cambridge is composed of 31 colleges in addition to the academic departments and administration of the central University. Until the mid-19th century, both Cambridge and Oxford comprised a group of colleges with a small central ...

are located beside Grange Road. Some other colleges have expanded and built student accommodation, study centres, or gardens along Grange Road. * Selwyn College, facing

Sidgwick Avenue Sidgwick Avenue is a road located in western Cambridge, England. The avenue runs east-west and links Grange Road to the west with Queen's Road to the east. The line of the road continues northeast into central Cambridge as Silver Street. Sidg ...

* Newnham College, fronting onto Sidgwick Avenue * Corpus Christi College Student accommodation at Leckhampton * Clare Hall, fronting onto Herschel Road *

Robinson College Robinson College is a constituent college of the University of Cambridge. Founded in 1977, it is one of the newest Oxbridge colleges and is unique in having been intended, from its inception, for both undergraduate and graduate students of bo ...

, on Grange Road * St Catharine's College student accommodation * St John's College playing fields The

Sidgwick Site The Sidgwick Site is one of the largest sites within the University of Cambridge, England. Overview and history The Sidgwick Site is located on the western side of Cambridge city centre, near the Backs. The site is north of Sidgwick Avenue an ...

nearby is home to several of the university's arts and humanities faculties.

Theological colleges

The

Margaret Beaufort Institute of Theology The Margaret Beaufort Institute of Theology is a Roman Catholic theological college in Cambridge, England. The institute was founded in 1993 to provide religious and theological education to Catholic laywomen: it now offers theological education t ...

at 12 Grange Road is a Roman Catholic

theological college A seminary, school of theology, theological seminary, or divinity school is an educational institution for educating students (sometimes called ''seminarians'') in scripture, theology, generally to prepare them for ordination to serve as clergy, ...

Tyndale House Tyndale House is a Christian publisher in Carol Stream, Illinois. History Tyndale was founded in 1962 by Kenneth N. Taylor in order to publish his paraphrase of the Epistles, which he had composed while commuting to work at Moody Press in C ...

at 36 Selwyn Gardens, off Grange Road, is a biblical research institute and library.

King's College School

King's College School, associated with

King's College King's College or The King's College refers to two higher education institutions in the United Kingdom: *King's College, Cambridge, a constituent of the University of Cambridge *King's College London, a constituent of the University of London It ca ...

, is also located on West Road, just off Grange Road. St John's College School, associated with St John's College, is located on Grange Road.

Sports clubs

The Cambridge University Rugby Union Football Club, also known as CURFUC, is located on Grange Road opposite Selwyn College. It hosts both rugby and American football matches played by the respective university teams. Behind the main pitch the Cambridge University Rugby Union Football Club has a training area which is often used by the local colleges to train for inter-collegiate league matches. The field and centre have undergone redevelopment in recent years to expand and modernise the site so that it can be used by all members of

Cambridge University , mottoeng = Literal: From here, light and sacred draughts. Non literal: From this place, we gain enlightenment and precious knowledge. , established = , other_name = The Chancellor, Masters and Schola ...

. In addition to serving as a training facility, it has hosted a number of national and international tournaments. The Cambridge University Real Tennis Club is also located here near Burrell's Walk.Cambridge University Real Tennis ClubCambridge 2000

Cambridge University Library

The Cambridge University Library is one of the largest legal deposit libraries in the world and was designed by architect Giles Gilbert Scott. The main building, archives, and tower of the Cambridge University Library are all located on Grange Road. The Library is south of Burrell's Walk and north of King's College School.

References

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