2011

TL4458 : Cambridge: King's College and the Backs

taken 13 years ago, near to Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England

Cambridge: King's College and the Backs
Cambridge: King's College and the Backs
River Cam

The River Cam is a tributary of the River Great Ouse in the east of England. The two rivers join to the south of Ely at Pope's Corner. The Great Ouse connects the Cam to England's canal system (via the Middle Level Navigations and the River Nene) and to the North Sea at King's Lynn. The total distance from Cambridge to the sea is about 40 mi (64 km).

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King's College Chapel

King's College Chapel is the chapel to King's College of the University of Cambridge, and is one of the finest examples of late Gothic (Perpendicular) English architecture.

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King's College

King's College is a constituent college of the University of Cambridge.
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King's was founded in 1441 by Henry VI, soon after he had founded its sister college in Eton. However, the King's plans for the college were disrupted by the Wars of the Roses and resultant scarcity of funds, and his eventual deposition. Little progress was made on the project until in 1508 Henry VII began to take an interest in the college, most likely as a political move to legitimise his new position. The building of the college's chapel, begun in 1446, was finally finished in 1544 during the reign of Henry VIII.
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Geographical Context: Rivers, Streams, Drainage Educational sites City, Town centre Cambridge: University College River: Cam other tags: River Cam College Chapel Punts Click a tag, to view other nearby images.
This photo is linked from: Automatic Clusters: · College [2425] · Cambridge [1718] · King's College [769] Title Clusters: · Cambridge: King's College and the Backs [4] ·
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TL4458, 6423 images   (more nearby 🔍)
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Christopher Hilton   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Sunday, 31 July, 2011   (more nearby)
Submitted
Saturday, 6 August, 2011
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! TL 4467 5839 [10m precision]
WGS84: 52:12.2853N 0:6.9390E
Camera Location
OSGB36: geotagged! TL 4456 5827
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Northeast (about 45 degrees)
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