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Trinity Hall, Cambridge |
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| College name | College of Scholars of the Holy Trinity of Norwich | |||||||||||
| Founder | Bishop Bateman of Norwich | |||||||||||
| Named after | The Holy Trinity | |||||||||||
| Established | 1350 | |||||||||||
| Location | Trinity Lane | |||||||||||
| Admittance | Men and women | |||||||||||
| Master | Prof. Martin Daunton | |||||||||||
| Undergraduates | 359 | |||||||||||
| Graduates | 233 | |||||||||||
| Sister colleges | All Souls College, Oxford University College, Oxford |
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Trinity Hall is the fifth oldest college of the University of Cambridge, founded in 1350 by William Bateman, Bishop of Norwich.
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The devastation caused by the Black Death plague of the 1340s caused the loss of nearly half of the English population; Bishop Bateman himself lost nearly 700 of his parish priests, and so his decision to found a college was probably centred around a need to rebuild the priesthood. Thus in the foundation of 1350, Bateman stated that the college's aim was "the promotion of divine worship and of canon and civil science and direction of the commonwealth and especially of our church and diocese of Norwich." This led the college to be particularly strong in legal studies, a tradition that has continued over the centuries.
The college site on the River Cam was originally obtained from the purchase of a house from John de Crauden to house the monks during their study, and the main court was built in the college's first few decades.
The chapel was licensed in 1352 and built in 1366, in the year that Pope Urban V granted the Master and Fellows permission to celebrate Mass in the college. In 1729, Sir Nathaniel Lloyd redecorated the chapel in what, despite subsequent enlargements, remains an intimate style, forming the smallest of the University's chapels. The painting in the chapel is Maso da San Friano's Salutation or Visitation, depicting Mary's visit to Elizabeth, mother of John the Baptist.
Like the chapel, the Hall of the college was rebuilt by Sir Nathaniel Lloyd and enlarged in the 19th century. It also remains one of the smallest and most intimate halls in the University.
The college library was built in the late sixteenth century, probably during the mastership of Thomas Preston and is now principally used for the storage of manuscripts and rare books. The new Jerwood Library overlooking the river was opened by Lord Howe in 1999.
The college also owns properties in the centre of Cambridge, on Bateman Street, and on its Wychfield Site next to Fitzwilliam College.
Historically, Trinity Hall was known for being strong in Law; today, it has strengths not only in Law but across a range of academic subjects including both sciences and arts. Situated on the River Cam, hidden between Clare College and Trinity College, the college is known for its friendly and (by Cambridge standards) unpretentious atmosphere. It also performs well at sport (notably rowing, and its Boat Club) and has well-known musical and dramatic societies.
It is a relatively small institution when compared to its larger but younger neighbour, Trinity College, founded in 1546. At first all colleges in Cambridge were known as halls (e.g. Pembroke College was called Pembroke Hall) and then later changed their names from Hall to College. However, when Henry VIII founded Trinity College (thereby effectively stealing Trinity Hall's name) next door, it became clear that Trinity Hall would continue being known as a Hall. This is also why it is incorrect to call it Trinity Hall College.
The present Master is historian Professor Martin Daunton.
See also:
The Masters of Trinity Hall include:
See also: Category:Alumni of Trinity Hall, Cambridge
See also: Category:Fellows of Trinity Hall, Cambridge
| Name | Birth | Death | Career |
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| Hans Blix | 1928 | Former UN Chief Weapons Inspector | |
| Stephen Hawking | 1942 | Physicist | |
| J.B. Priestley | 1894 | 1984 | Writer |
| Marshall McLuhan | 1911 | 1980 | Media theorist |
| Frances Harrison | 1966 | BBC Tehren Corrspondent | |
| Chris Weitz | 1969 | Film Director | |
| Rachel Weisz | 1971 | Academy Award-winning actress | |
| Robert Runcie | 1921 | 2000 | Former Archbishop of Canterbury |
| Andrew Marr | 1959 | Political journalist and broadcaster | |
| Nicholas Hytner | 1956 | Theatre and film director | |
| Terry Waite | 1939 | Fellow Commoner of Trinity Hall | |
| Geoffrey Howe | 1926 | Former MP and Chancellor of the Exchequer | |
| Mark Tully | 1935 | BBC radio broadcaster | |
| Samuel Pepys | 1633 | 1703 | Diarist |
| Robert Herrick | 1591 | 1674 | Poet |
| Admiral Howard | 1536 | 1624 | |
| Donald Maclean | 1913 | 1983 | Soviet spy |
| Khwaja Nazimuddin | 1894 | 1964 | Pakistan's second Prime Minister |
| David Sheppard | 1929 | 2005 | Bishop and cricketer |
| Ronald Firbank | 1886 | 1926 | Novelist |
| Billy Fiske | 1911 | 1940 | Olympian and first American fatality of WWII |
| Tony Slattery | 1959 | Perrier Comedy Award-winning comedian | |
| Matthew Holness | Perrier Comedy Award-winning creator of Garth Marenghi | ||
| Sophie Winkleman | 1981 | Actress | |
| Magnus Linklater | 1942 | Journalist | |
| Greville Janner | 1928 | Politician | |
| Norman Fowler | 1938 | Politician | |
| Lord Millett | 1932 | Law Lord | |
| Lord Nicholls | 1933 | Law Lord | |
| Nicholas Tomalin | 1931 | 1973 | Journalist and reporter |
| Thomas Bilney | 1495 | 1531 | Protestant reformer and martyr |
| Alfred Maudslay | 1850 | 1931 | Archaeologist, explorer, and diplomat |
| Emma Pooley | 1982 | Olympic silver medalist |
Many Cambridge and Oxford Colleges are informally 'paired' with one another. Trinity Hall is paired both with All Souls College, Oxford and University College, Oxford.
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