Clare College

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Clare College
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founding 1326 University Hall
1338 Clare Hall
1856 Clare College
Sponsorship University of Cambridge
place Cambridge
master Anthony Badger
Students 400
postgraduates : 180
Website www.clare.cam.ac.uk

The Clare College is a college of the University of Cambridge and after Peterhouse the second oldest College Cambridge. Clare is known for its church choir, the Choir of Clare College , and for the gardens, which are located in the Backs area near the Cam . Currently, Professor Anthony (Tony) J. Badger (Professor of American History) is the director of the college.

history

Main entrance of the college to the "Old Court"

The college was founded in 1326 by the then Chancellor of the University Richard de Bade under the name "University Hall". With very little funding (only two fellows could be paid), the young college quickly got into financial difficulties. The college was re-established in 1338 as "Clare Hall" through a gift from Elizabeth de Clare , a granddaughter of Edward I. The funds were now sufficient for twenty fellows and ten students.

The name of "Clare Hall" was changed to "Clare College" in 1856. The current college "Clare Hall" was only founded in 1966 as a postgraduate college by Clare College.

The "Old Court", which forms the left boundary of King's College , was built between 1638 and 1715, with a lengthy interruption during the English Civil War . This period also includes the arrival of classicism in British architecture. This change is particularly noticeable when comparing the oldest part (north wing) of the "Old Court" with the traditional Gothic architecture and the southern wing built in the classical style. The college chapel was designed by James Burrough and built in 1763. The altarpiece is “Annunciation” by Cipriani .

Clare Bridge over the cam

The Clare Bridge is the oldest bridge in Cambridge. The 14 stone spheres are characteristic of the simple bridge, but one of them lacks a conical section. The legend has it that have cut out the piece from the ball of the builders of the bridge out of anger over the failure to fully pay his work, so as to balance the discrepancy between work and pay.

More likely, however, is the explanation that this error occurred after the bridge was repaired. From time to time the iron connections between the balls and the railing loosen. To reattach the balls, they are removed and a new hole is drilled for the anchorage. The old hole is then closed with a matching cone section.

gallery

  • The College Chapel

  • Great Hall of Clare College

  • The missing piece on Clare Bridge

  • The Memorial Court

  • The Lerner Court

  • The Scholars' Garden

  • Clare College boathouse

College life

Clare College is known to be very progressive and liberal. Clare College pioneered the admission of female students in 1972 with two of the other colleges. In this tradition, Clare College is now highly regarded for the transparency of the admission process for new students. The college is also known for being one of the most musical in Cambridge. The Choir of Clare College, Cambridge is internationally recognized and has been conducted by renowned conductors such as John Rutter . During the semester, you can watch this choir perform free of charge every Tuesday, Thursday and Sunday at the public so-called Evensong , a church service that is heavily influenced by music. Some of the best young musicians in the country play in the college orchestra.

Clare College's student newspaper, Clareification, was named Best University College Paper in 2005 and is also read by students at other colleges. The issue of February 2, 2007 with the title "Crucification" aroused particular national public interest, in which, in addition to the usual satirical attacks on Christian content, additional satirical texts about Islam and the Mohammed caricatures of the Jyllands-Posten from September 2005 were reprinted. Clare College immediately distanced itself from this issue and withdrew financial support until further notice.

Well-known graduates

Clare is one of the few colleges that hosts an annual "May Ball"

Web links

Commons : Clare College  - collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Website of the choir
  2. ↑ http://www.clarecollegechoir.com/about-us
  3. ↑ Website of the orchestra
  4. ↑ Website of the student newspaper ( Memento of the original from December 1, 2006 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.  @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.srcf.ucam.org
  5. ↑ In the name of academic freedom, Clare College, Cambridge, should have defended the pupil responsible for printing cartoons depicting Muhammad. , The Guardian dated March 5, 2007

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