Bridge · Queens' College, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England
Mathematical Bridge
The Mathematical Bridge is the wooden footbridge over the River Cam at Queens' College, Cambridge; the college's history site says it was designed in 1748 by William Etheridge, built in 1749 by James Essex the Younger and rebuilt to the same design in 1905.
Why go
The Mathematical Bridge belongs to Queens' College, Cambridge, and crosses the Cam within the college. The college's history site says it was designed in 1748 by William Etheridge, built in 1749 by James Essex the Younger, repaired in 1866 and rebuilt to the same design in 1905, and that the story of Isaac Newton designing it is false, since Newton died in 1728. The college's tourist information page says visitors enter and leave by the Visitors' Gate in Queens' Lane, that the college closes to visitors on listed dates including the examination period, and that tour parties may enter only with a Cambridge Blue Badge Guide. The pages read do not say whether a visitor's route crosses the bridge or only passes it.
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Church
King's College Chapel
King's College Chapel is the chapel of King's College, Cambridge, on King's Parade, Cambridge; the college's history page says its foundation stone was laid by Henry VI in 1446 and its main structure was complete by 1515.
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Museum
Fitzwilliam Museum
The Fitzwilliam Museum is the University of Cambridge's museum of art and antiquities on Trumpington Street, Cambridge, with a collection that ranges from ancient Egyptian artefacts to modern and contemporary art.
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Gallery
Kettle's Yard
Kettle's Yard is the University of Cambridge's modern and contemporary art gallery on Castle Street, Cambridge: a house that was the home of Jim and Helen Ede, with their collection of 20th-century art, and galleries for changing exhibitions.
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Park
Cambridge University Botanic Garden
Cambridge University Botanic Garden is the University of Cambridge's botanic garden in Cambridge, with entrances at Brookside Gate on Trumpington Road and Station Road Gate on Hills Road.
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